In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
ARDUOUSLY
arduously
(adverb) in an arduous manner; “they worked arduously”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
arduously (comparative more arduously, superlative most arduously)
in an arduous manner
Source: Wiktionary
Ar"du*ous*ly, adv.
Definition: In an arduous manner; with difficulty or laboriousness.
ARDUOUS
Ar"du*ous, a. Etym: [L. arduus steep, high; akin to Ir. ard high, height.]
1. Steep and lofty, in a literal sense; hard to climb. Those arduous pats they trod. Pope.
2. Attended with great labor, like the ascending of acclivities; difficult; laborious; as, an arduous employment, task, or enterprise.
Syn.
– Difficult; trying; laborious; painful; exhausting.
– Arduous, Hard, Difficult. Hard is simpler, blunter, and more general in sense than difficult; as, a hard duty to perform, hard work, a hard task, one which requires much bodily effort and perseverance to do. Difficult commonly implies more skill and sagacity than hard, as when there is disproportion between the means and the end. A work may be hard but not difficult. We call a thing arduous when it requires strenuous and persevering exertion, like that of one who is climbing a precipice; as, an arduous task, an arduous duty. "It is often difficult to control our feelings; it is still harder to subdue our will; but it is an arduous undertaking to control the unruly and contending will of others."
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DAZED
(adjective) in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock; “he had a dazed expression on his face”; “lay semiconscious, stunned (or stupefied) by the blow”; “was stupid from fatigue”
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