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Webster 1913 Edition
Drudgery
Drudg′er-y
(drŭj′ẽr-y̆)
, Noun.
The act of drudging; disagreeable and wearisome labor; ignoble or slavish toil.
The
drudgery
of penning definitions. Macaulay.
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Toll
. Webster 1828 Edition
Drudgery
DRUDGERY
,Noun.
Paradise was a place of bliss-without drudgery or sorrow.
Definition 2024
drudgery
drudgery
English
Noun
drudgery (countable and uncountable, plural drudgeries)
- Tedious, menial and exhausting work.
- 1748. David Hume. Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. § 34.
- we are, perhaps, all the while flattering our natural indolence, which, hating the bustle of the world, and drudgery of business seeks a pretence of reason to give itself a full and uncontrolled indulgence.
- 1748. David Hume. Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. § 34.
Synonyms
Derived terms
- drudgerous (rare)
Related terms
Translations
tedious work