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

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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

     LABORIOUS translate: laborioso, trabalhoso. Learn more in...

   • Laborious: Russian Translation

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

   • Laborious: Czech Translation

     laborious - translate into Czech with the English-Czech...

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

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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.

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

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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 means requiring much work, exertion, or perseverance, or characterized by excessive effort and lack of spontaneity. See the origin, pronunciation, and usage of the word laborious in sentences from various sources.

6. 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 various sources.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › laboriouslaborious adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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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.

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.