See Also: operose(dictionary)

operose (iou)



operose adjective. L17.
[Latin operosus, from oper-, opus work: see -OSE1.]
Made with or displaying much industry or effort; laborious. L17.
New Scientist Operose and scholarly collected editions.
Of a person: industrious, busy. L17.
R. North We cannot think such an operose Compiler of History..should be ignorant of so remarkable a Passage.
operosely adverb M17.
operoseness noun M17.
ope'rosity noun E17.
operous adjective = OPEROSE M17-L18.