Associations to the word «Operose»

Verb

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Wiktionary

OPEROSE, adjective. Wrought with, requiring, or evidencing a lot of labor; hence, tedious; wearisome.
OPEROSE, adjective. Describing a person who is busy, industrious, or painstaking.

Dictionary definition

OPEROSE, adjective. Characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort; "worked their arduous way up the mining valley"; "a grueling campaign"; "hard labor"; "heavy work"; "heavy going"; "spent many laborious hours on the project"; "set a punishing pace".

Wise words

Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.
Leo Buscaglia