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operosity|ɒpəˈrɒsɪtɪ|
[ad. L. operōsitās, n. of quality f. operōsus operose.]
Operoseness, laboriousness, painstaking endeavour.
1623Cockeram, Operocitie, great paines or labor. 1648Bp. Hall Sel. Th. §65 There is a kinde of operosity in sin, in regard whereof sinners are stiled, The workers of iniquity. 1885Sat. Rev. 22 Aug. 248/2 This troublesome and polypragmatic operosity. |