toilsome
adjective
- difficult, a lot of work
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈtɔɪlsəm/
adj
Etymology: From toil + -some.
- Requiring continuous physical effort; laborious.
“‘And you, Sir knight,’ / (Said she) ‘that taken have this toylesome paine / For wretched woman […]!’”
“The whole of the interior of South Africa is, of course, one vast plateau at a considerable elevation, and all the main lines coming up from the coast have some toilsome climbing.”