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Antonyms for toilful


Grammar : Adj
Spell : toil-fuh l
Phonetic Transcription : ˈtɔɪl fəl



Definition of toilful

  • As in strenuous : adj difficult; requiring hard work
  • As in hard : adj difficult, exhausting
Example sentences :
  • They were slow, but we could trace their toilful progress up the lower valleys.
  • Extract from : « A Set of Six » by Joseph Conrad
  • In vain they sought them through the toilful path and beneath the burning sun; the kine were nowhere to be found.
  • Extract from : « The Valleys of Tirol » by R. H. Busk
  • During their slow, toilful walks she appeared to be dragging with her for a penance the burden of that infirm bulk.
  • Extract from : « To-morrow » by Joseph Conrad
  • Sighing and groaning, as if with great reluctance, the tugboat began again its toilful course up the stream.
  • Extract from : « The Quest » by Frederik van Eeden
  • Again and again, with toilful searching, I recalled that apparition.
  • Extract from : « The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 13 (of 25) » by Robert Louis Stevenson
  • Thus doth benignant Heaven lighten the heavy pressure of toilful industry!
  • Extract from : « Translations of German Poetry in American Magazines 1741-1810 » by Edward Ziegler Davis
  • These were our farewells to each other in this world, a fitting finish to the tragedies of our toilful and thankless lives.
  • Extract from : « The Trail of the Tramp » by A-No. 1 (AKA Leon Ray Livingston)
  • In the side caon down which we worked our sublime and toilful way it was easy to see the work done.
  • Extract from : « Among the Forces » by Henry White Warren
  • But the rough hands clearly showed that the slumberer had led a hard and toilful life.
  • Extract from : « The Forest Farm » by Peter Rosegger
  • And yet it all depends on the toilful conquest of a subtle and intricate art.
  • Extract from : « Edison, His Life and Inventions » by Frank Lewis Dyer and Thomas Commerford Martin

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