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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’.

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   • 1. laboriousness noun

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishLABORIOUS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   adjective. uk / ləˈbɔː.ri.əs / us / ləˈbɔːr.i.əs / Add to word list. needing a lot of time and effort: a laborious task. Synonyms. arduous. backbreaking. gruelling mainly UK. hard. punishing. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Complicated and difficult to do. advanced. ambitiously. another. arduous. formidable. formidably.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › laboriousLaborious Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of LABORIOUS is involving, requiring, or characterized by hard and sustained effort : arduous. How to use laborious in a sentence.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryLABORIOUS | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   adjective. us / ləˈbɔːr.i.əs / uk / ləˈbɔː.ri.əs / Add to word list. needing a lot of time and effort: a laborious task. Synonyms. arduous. backbreaking. gruelling mainly UK. hard. punishing. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Complicated and difficult to do. advanced. ambitiously. another. arduous. formidable. formidably.

5. www.dictionary.com › browse › laboriousLABORIOUS Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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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.

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

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   If you describe a task or job as laborious, you mean that it takes a lot of time and effort. Keeping the garden tidy all year round can be a laborious task. American English : laborious / ləˈbɔriəs /

7. www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › laboriousLABORIOUS Synonyms: 172 Similar and Opposite Words - ...

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   Synonyms for LABORIOUS: diligent, busy, engaged, employed, industrious, assiduous, occupied, active; Antonyms of LABORIOUS: idle, unemployed, inactive, free, unoccupied, lifeless, slow, sleepy.

8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › laboriousLaborious - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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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.

9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishlaborious adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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   Definition of laborious adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

10. ludwig.guru › s › laboriouslaborious | English Definition & Examples | Ludwig

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    The word 'laborious' is a correct and usable word in written English. You can use it to refer to an activity or task that takes a lot of effort or is difficult to do. For example, "It was a laborious process to finish this project.".

11. www.oed.com › dictionary › laborious_adjlaborious, adj. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

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    What does the adjective laborious mean? There are eight meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective laborious, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. laborious has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. economics and commerce (Middle English) obstetrics (early 1600s)