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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Op·er·ose a.  Wrought with labor; requiring labor; hence, tedious; wearisome. “Operose proceeding.”  --Burke.  “A very operose calculation.” --De Quincey. -- Op*er*ose*ly, adv. -- Op*er*ose*ness, n.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 operoseness
      n : the quality of requiring extended effort [syn: laboriousness,
           toilsomeness]