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   laborious

   /ləˈbɔːrɪəs/

   adjective

   • 1. requiring considerable time and effort: "years of laborious training" Similar arduoushardheavydifficultstrenuousgruellingmurderouspunishingexactingtoughformidableonerousburdensomeback-breakingtryinguphillrelentlessstiffchallengingHerculeantiringfatiguingexhaustingwearyingwearingtaxingenervatingdemandingwearisometediousboringirksomeinformal:knackeringarchaic:toilsomerare:exigentOpposite easysimple
   • ▪ (of speech or writing style) showing obvious signs of effort and lacking in fluency: "she wrote in laborious, dictionary-assisted English" Similar labouredstrainedforcedcontrivedaffectedstudiedstiffstiltedunnaturalartificialoverdoneoverwroughtheavyponderousconvolutednot fluentelaborateover-elaborateintricateornateprolixOpposite effortlessnatural

   Word Origin late Middle English (also in the sense ‘industrious, assiduous’): from Old French laborieux, from Latin laboriosus, from labor ‘labour’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. laboriousness noun

   Scrabble Points: 11

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   Laborious means needing a lot of time and effort, or hard work. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts, and see synonyms and related words.

   • English (US)

     adjective. us / ləˈbɔːr.i.əs / uk / ləˈbɔː.ri.əs / Add to...

   • Znaczenie Laborious, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     laborious definicja: 1. needing a lot of time and effort: 2....

   • Laborious: French Translation

     laborious translate: laborieux. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Laborious: Thai Translation

     laborious translate: ยาก. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Laborious: Polish Translation

     LABORIOUS translate: żmudny, żmudny. Learn more in the...

   • Laborious: Portuguese Translation

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   • Laborious: Russian Translation

     laborious translate: трудоемкий, утомительный . Learn more...

   • Laborious: Czech Translation

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   Learn the meaning of laborious, an adjective that describes something involving, requiring, or characterized by hard and sustained effort. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related entries.

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   characterized by or requiring extreme care and much attention to detail: laborious research. characterized by or exhibiting excessive effort, dullness, and lack of spontaneity; labored: labor: a strained, laborious plot. given to or diligent in work: a careful, laborious craftsman.

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   Laborious means needing a lot of time and effort. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts, see synonyms and related words, and listen to the pronunciation.

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   Laborious describes something that requires a lot of hard work, such as Victor Frankenstein’s laborious undertaking of digging graves to find monster parts.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishLABORIOUS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Learn the meaning of laborious, an adjective that describes a task or job that takes a lot of time and effort. Find synonyms, pronunciation, collocations, and usage examples from Collins Dictionary.

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   Learn the meaning, pronunciation and usage of the adjective laborious, which means taking a lot of time and effort. See examples, synonyms and word origin in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.