Operoseness

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Operose \Op"er*ose`\ a. [L. operosus, fr. opera pains, labor,
     opus, operis, work, labor.]
     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 [wn]:

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