worksomeとは 意味・読み方・使い方

形容詞

worksome (comparative more worksome, superlative most worksome)

1. (archaic) Characterised by work; industrious; diligent.
   • 1837, Thomas Carlyle, The French Revolution: A History […], volume (please specify |volume=I, II, または III), London: Chapman and Hall Limited, OCLC 1026761782, (please specify the book または page number):

     — and so, through seas of blood, to Equality, Frugality, worksome Blessedness, Fraternity, and Republic of the virtues.

2. Laborious; work-intensive.
   • 1968, University of Santo Tomás, Philippiniana sacra: Volume 3:

     At the very beginnings of his governance time began to show how turbulent and worksome it was going to be, […]

派生語

• unworksome
• worksomeness