operose

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Adjective

1. {{lb|en|now|rare}} Of a person: [[busy]], [[industrious]], or [[painstaking]]. {{defdate|from 16th c.}}
2. {{lb|en|now|rare}} Made with or requiring a lot of [[labour#Noun|labour]]; [[painstaking]], [[laborious]]. {{defdate|from 17th c.}}
3. {{lb|en|now|rare}} [[tedious|Tedious]], [[wearisome]].

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