Meaning

2 senses
  1. (obsolete)Of a liquid: thick, muddy, full of sediment.

    full of trouble

  2. (archaic, literary)Troubled, confused; causing trouble; troublesome, vexatious.

Origin

Inherited from Middle English troublous, from Anglo-Norman troublous and Middle French tro

Inherited from Middle English troublous, from Anglo-Norman troublous and Middle French troubleus, corresponding to trouble + -ous.

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Forms

more troublous, most troublous
Comparativemore troublous Lesson
Superlativemost troublous Lesson

regular

Word family

4 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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