1853 C. M. Yonge II. i. 5 He..proceeded to undo the endless fastenings of the hall-door, a very patience-trying occupation.
1890 119 It was tiresome, patience-trying work.
2001 22 Apr. 60/2 It's ambitious and unorthodox but patience-trying too—an unshapely recording of variations on rock's exploratory past.