Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- See
travelous .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective obsolete Causing travail; laborious.
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- adjective obsolete Causing
travail ;laborious .
Etymologies
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travail + -ous?
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Examples
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AFTER this the Fiend came again with his heat and with his stench, and gave me much ado, [285] the stench was so vile and so painful, and also dreadful and travailous.
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And after this, Jesu Christ appeared to her with a great multitude of angels and virgins, and said to her: Daughter, know thy maker, for whom thou hast emprised this travailous battle; be thou constant, for I am with thee.
The Golden Legend, vol. 7 1230-1298 1900
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