worksome en · ADJ
Etymology
From work + -some. Cognate with German wirksam (“effective, operative, effectual”), Swedish verksam (“active, operative”), Old English weorcsum (“laborious, painful”).
Meanings
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(archaic) Characterised by work; industrious; diligent.
—and so, through seas of blood, to Equality, Frugality, worksome Blessedness, Fraternity, and Republic of the virtues!
1837, Thomas Carlyle, chapter VI, in The French Revolution: A History […], volume III (The Guillotine), London: James Fraser, […], →OCLC, book VI (Thermidor), page 382:
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Laborious; work-intensive.
At the very beginnings of his governance time began to show how turbulent and worksome it was going to be, […]
1968, University of Santo Tomás, Philippiniana sacra: Volume 3:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more worksome | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most worksome | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |