ailsome
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[edit]ailsome (comparative more ailsome, superlative most ailsome)
- Characterised or marked by ailing; difficult, painful, or unpleasant
- Synonyms: tormentuous; see also Thesaurus:agonizing
- 1935, Victor Canning, Mr. Finchley's Holiday:
- She followed him down the stairs, mouthing the saga of her husband's ailsome career.