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troublous

[ truhb-luhs ]

adjective

  1. characterized by trouble; unsettled:

    troublous times.

  2. turbulent; stormy:

    a troublous sea.

  3. causing annoyance; troublesome.
  4. causing disturbance; restless:

    a troublous preacher.



troublous

/ ˈtrʌbləs /

adjective

  1. archaic.
    unsettled; agitated
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˈtroublousness, noun
  • ˈtroublously, adverb
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Other Words From

  • troublous·ly adverb
  • troublous·ness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of troublous1

1400–50; late Middle English troub ( e ) lous, equivalent to trouble turbid (< Middle French < Vulgar Latin *turbulus; trouble ) + -ous
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Example Sentences

A grim memorial of those troublous times is still preserved at Ypres.

The hero of this story was the son of a nobleman who had lost his estates during the troublous times of the Commonwealth.

The face, often so weary with pain, so restless with troublous thoughts, had now the faint soft smile of eternal rest upon it.

Unfortunately, however, the minister whom the reformed had obtained was ill-suited to these troublous times.

But surely the boys in camp and field were doing all they could, under orders, to hasten the end of these troublous times.

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