toilful

adjective

Definition of toilfulnext
as in difficult

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for toilful
  1. difficult
  2. formidable
  3. arduous
  4. laborious
  5. tough
  6. strenuous
  7. severe
  8. murderous
Adjective
  • But extracting data from a phone can be extremely difficult, depending on the model of the phone and the operating system.
    Holly Yan, CNN, 7 Dec. 2024
  • Add Fragrance That earthy pine scent is one aspect of a real tree that is difficult to part with when making the switch to faux.
    Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of difficult
Adjective
  • The Chiefs also have rookie Xavier Worthy, but the team needs another receiver on par with Hopkins to ensure the offense stays formidable.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
  • By her 30th birthday, Giovanni was regularly publishing poems that tapped into the transformative power of focusing inward as a community—and working through what that meant in practice alongside formidable intellectuals such as James Baldwin.
    Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of formidable
Adjective
  • Under Argentina's strict capital controls, this arduous monthly pilgrimage was her lifeline to the global digital economy.
    Boaz Sobrado, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
  • That was a very arduous, ugly tax code with much higher rates, with a lot more loopholes, a lot more deductions.
    CBS News, CBS News, 15 Dec. 2024
Definition of arduous
Adjective
  • This is laborious, tends to be slow, and can be expensive.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
  • The big picture: Ford executives said the offer is a response to the fact that many prospective purchasers find the process of buying and installing a home EV charging unit intimidating and laborious.
    Nathan Bomey, Axios, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of laborious
Adjective
  • In a time when people approach political, social and economic issues with a different set of information and fake news is rampant, the best way to do that is to approach tough conversations with stories rather than facts.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
  • The clients’ storefronts are positioned to succeed in a sometimes tough marketplace by focusing on exclusivity and quality.
    Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of tough
Adjective
  • During high pollution advisories, all residents — especially those more vulnerable to pollution — should minimize time and strenuous activity outdoors.
    Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 16 Dec. 2024
  • For most people, doing strenuous exercise within four hours of bedtime can disrupt sleep due to the increase in stress hormones that keep the brain awake, said Sairam Parthasarathy, MD, director of the Center for Sleep and Circadian Sciences at the University of Arizona Health Sciences.
    Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 14 Dec. 2024
Definition of strenuous
Adjective
  • But severe weather remained a threat in the region with an atmospheric river event expected to bring gusty winds and very heavy rain, with the potential for flooding, to northern and central California throughout Saturday, the weather service said.
    Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
  • Memory and storage technologies began to recover in the 4th quarter of 2023 after a severe correction in 2022 and most of 2023.
    Thomas Coughlin, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
Definition of severe
Adjective
  • Along with Husk and Bob Mathews—the founder of a murderous underground white supremacist guerrilla outfit that counterfeited money and robbed banks and armored cars, played by Nicholas Hoult—The Turner Diaries is the third major character in The Order.
    Ali Winston, WIRED, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Ohio’s governor and officials condemn it Some marchers carried black flags emblazoned with red swastikas, a notorious symbol of hate, antisemitism and White supremacy tracing to the murderous legacy of Germany’s Nazi Party and the Holocaust.
    Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of murderous
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