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单词 operosely
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operoselyadv.

Brit. /ˈɒp(ə)rəʊsli/, U.S. /ˈɑp(ə)ˌroʊsli/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: operose adj., -ly suffix2.
Etymology: < operose adj. + -ly suffix2.
Now rare.
In an operose manner; laboriously, busily; elaborately.
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the world > action or operation > manner of action > effort or exertion > [adverb] > laboriously
travailouslya1382
laboursomely1552
laboriously?1611
toilsomely1614
moilingly1621
operosely1668
operously1668
moliminously1678
toilingly1731
toilfully1820
1668 H. More Divine Dialogues ii. xviii. 289 I take his Sophistry to be so conspicuous, that I think it not needful..more operosely to confute it.
1792 A. Young Trav. France 411 I have seen, in the operosely cultivated parts of France, labour comparatively dear, and ill performed, amidst swarms of half idle people.
a1856 W. Hamilton Lect. Metaphysics (1859) II. xxviii. 168 The petty and recondite objections they have so operosely combated.
1975 Science 22 Aug. 627/1 The subject [sc. UFOs] has generated intense controversy, especially in America, as the book under review operosely details.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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