operose
/ˈɒpərəʊs
/adjective rare
Involving or displaying much industry or effort.As he was there, he added, ‘I'll have you know that this is needlessly operose and immoderately vexatious.’
Origin
Late 17th century: from Latin operosus, from opus 'work'.
- cut-and-come-again
- cut-and-cover
- cut and dried
- cut and paste
- cut and run
- cut and shut
- cut and thrust
- cutaneous
- cut a (or the) ribbon
- cut a (or the) rug
- cut a swathe through
- cut a tooth
- cutaway
- cut a wide swath
- cut a —— figure
- cutback
- cut both ways
- proclitic
- proclitically
- proclivity
- Procne
- procoagulant
- procoelous
- procollagen
- procolophonid