worksome

== English == === Etymology === From work +‎ -some. Cognate with German wirksam (“effective, operative, effectual”), Swedish verksam (“active, operative”), Old English weorcsum (“laborious, painful”). === Adjective === worksome (comparative more worksome, superlative most worksome) (archaic) Characterised by work; industrious; diligent. Laborious; work-intensive. ==== Derived terms ==== unworksome worksomeness ==== Translations ====