Op"er*ose` (?). a. [L. operosus, fr. opera pains, labor, opus, operis, work, labor.]
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.
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