travailsomeadj.

Brit.

/ˈtraveɪls(ə)m/,

/trəˈveɪls(ə)m/, U.S.

/trəˈveɪlsəm/,

/ˈtræˌveɪlsəm/

Forms: see travail n.¹ and -some suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: travail n.¹, -some suffix¹.

Etymology: < travail n.¹ + -some suffix¹. Compare earlier travailous adj.

Now rare and chiefly literary.

Characterized by or involving great effort, exertion, pain, or discomfort; laborious, exhausting; arduous, difficult; = travailous adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > difficulty > types of difficulty > [adjective] > difficult or laborious

strongc1175

travailousa1382

laborousc1405

laboriousc1410

travailsome1549

laboursome1551

rigorousa1564

Herculean1594

surly1609

Augean1724

dreich1804

the world > action or operation > manner of action > effort or exertion > [adjective] > laborious or toilsome

soreOE

workfulOE

hardOE

torc1175

beswinkfulc1230

heavya1325

sweatyc1374

travailousa1382

laboriousa1393

laborousc1405

winful1443

painfulc1480

toilous1530

operousa1538

drudging1548

travailsome1549

laboursome1551

moilingc1566

toilsome?1570

toilful1573

sweating1592

insudate1609

sweatfula1618

moliminous1656

operose1659

swinking1693

schleppy1978

the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > weariness or exhaustion > [adjective] > causing weariness or exhaustion > esp. through labour

travailousa1382

laboriousc1410

travailsome1549

break-back1556

toilsome?1570

toilful1573

back-aching1603

back-breaking1904

1549 T. Chaloner tr. Erasmus Praise of Folie sig. F^v In how many miseries mans life is wrapped, how wretched and vile his byrthe is,..how trauailsome his youth,..and last how feareful his death were.

1564 J. Stubbs tr. T. de Bèze Hist. Life & Death Caluin sig. D.ii^v The retourne of thys long & trauaylsome voyage.

1617 J. Moore Mappe Mans Mortal. ii. vi. 137 Certaine sorrow, vncertaine pleasure, trauelsome labour, fearefull rest.

1909 Telegraph (Brisbane) 3 Sept. 6/4 Amid the travailsome throes of this political hurly burly is sent a prime sensation to relieve the tension of the public mind.

1976 Dayton (Ohio) Daily News 15 Sept. 52/3 Tamino..agrees to save Pamina from her fate. To help him in his travailsome travels, the Queen gives him a magic flute.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	travailsome
释义	travailsomeadj. Brit. /ˈtraveɪls(ə)m/, /trəˈveɪls(ə)m/, U.S. /trəˈveɪlsəm/, /ˈtræˌveɪlsəm/ Forms: see travail n.¹ and -some suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: travail n.¹, -some suffix¹. Etymology: < travail n.¹ + -some suffix¹. Compare earlier travailous adj. Now rare and chiefly literary. Characterized by or involving great effort, exertion, pain, or discomfort; laborious, exhausting; arduous, difficult; = travailous adj. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > types of difficulty > [adjective] > difficult or laborious strongc1175 travailousa1382 laborousc1405 laboriousc1410 travailsome1549 laboursome1551 rigorousa1564 Herculean1594 surly1609 Augean1724 dreich1804 the world > action or operation > manner of action > effort or exertion > [adjective] > laborious or toilsome soreOE workfulOE hardOE torc1175 beswinkfulc1230 heavya1325 sweatyc1374 travailousa1382 laboriousa1393 laborousc1405 winful1443 painfulc1480 toilous1530 operousa1538 drudging1548 travailsome1549 laboursome1551 moilingc1566 toilsome?1570 toilful1573 sweating1592 insudate1609 sweatfula1618 moliminous1656 operose1659 swinking1693 schleppy1978 the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > weariness or exhaustion > [adjective] > causing weariness or exhaustion > esp. through labour travailousa1382 laboriousc1410 travailsome1549 break-back1556 toilsome?1570 toilful1573 back-aching1603 back-breaking1904 1549 T. Chaloner tr. Erasmus Praise of Folie sig. F^v In how many miseries mans life is wrapped, how wretched and vile his byrthe is,..how trauailsome his youth,..and last how feareful his death were. 1564 J. Stubbs tr. T. de Bèze Hist. Life & Death Caluin sig. D.ii^v The retourne of thys long & trauaylsome voyage. 1617 J. Moore Mappe Mans Mortal. ii. vi. 137 Certaine sorrow, vncertaine pleasure, trauelsome labour, fearefull rest. 1909 Telegraph (Brisbane) 3 Sept. 6/4 Amid the travailsome throes of this political hurly burly is sent a prime sensation to relieve the tension of the public mind. 1976 Dayton (Ohio) Daily News 15 Sept. 52/3 Tamino..agrees to save Pamina from her fate. To help him in his travailsome travels, the Queen gives him a magic flute. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1549
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