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

Synonyms for toilful

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