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.

ΘΚΠ

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).

单词	operosely
释义	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. ΘΚΠ 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). < adv.1668
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