adj
Meaning 1
Of a liquid: thick, muddy, full of sediment.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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Standard Lemma guide
troublous
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UK: /ˈtɹʌbləs/
adj
Meaning 2
Troubled, confused; causing trouble; troublesome, vexatious.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, literary
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adjective satellite
Meaning 3
full of trouble
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- these are troublous times
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History
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English troublous, from Anglo-Norman troublous and Middle French troubleus, corresponding to trouble + -ous.