toilsome vs operose

toilsome and operose both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
toilsome	No	Yes	No	No
operose	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, toilsome and operose are synonyms defined as:

toilsome and operose: characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort

Other synonyms of toilsome include arduous, backbreaking, grueling, gruelling, hard, heavy, laborious, punishing.

toilsome (adjective)	operose (adjective)
characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort	characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort