Category:Operose

Op"er*ose`. a. Etym: [l. operosus, fr. opera pains, labor, opus, Operis, work, labor.]

Defn: wrought with labor; requiring labor; hence, tedious; wearisome. "operose proceeding." Burke. "a very operose calculation." De Quincey. -- op"er*ose`ly, adv. -- op"er*ose`ness, n.