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Worksome vs Hardworking - What's the difference?

worksome | hardworking |

As adjectives the difference between worksome and hardworking

is that worksome is industrious; diligent while hardworking is of a person, taking their work seriously and doing it well and rapidly.

worksome

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (archaic) Industrious; diligent.
  • *1837 , Thomas Carlyle, Henry Duff Traill, The French revolution: a history :
    • — and so, through seas of blood, to Equality, Frugality, worksome Blessedness, Fraternity, and Republic of the virtues.
  • Laborious; work-intensive.
  • *1968 , University of Santo Tomás, Philippiniana sacra: Volume 3 :
    • At the very beginnings of his governance time began to show how turbulent and worksome it was going to be, [...]

    Derived terms

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    hardworking

    English

    Alternative forms

    * hard-working

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of a person, taking their work seriously and doing it well and rapidly.