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troublous Definition

trou·blous (trub′ləs)

adjective

  1. troubled, unsettled, etc.
  2. troublesome

Etymology: ME troubelous < OFr troubleus

troublous Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • time: He was said to have come from the North in troublous times.
  • year: If the coin at all represents its companions the deposit may have been made during the troublous years A.D. 155-158.

Browse dictionary entries near troublous

  1. ‹ troublesome
  2. ‹ troubleshooter
  3. ‹ troublemaker
  4. ‹ troubled
  5. ‹ trouble
  6. ‹ troubadour
  7. ‹ trou-de-loup
  8. ‹ trotyl
  9. ‹ trotter
  10. ‹ Trotsky
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  2. trounce ›
  3. troupe ›
  4. trouper ›
  5. troupial ›
  6. trousers ›
  7. trousseau ›
  8. trout ›
  9. trout lily ›
  10. trout-perch ›