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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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   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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   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.

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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.

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

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   1. requiring much work, exertion, or perseverance. a laborious undertaking. 2. characterized by or requiring extreme care and much attention to detail. laborious research. 3. characterized by or exhibiting excessive effort, dullness, and lack of spontaneity; labored. a strained, laborious plot.

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   Learn the meaning of laborious, an adjective that describes something that takes a lot of time and effort. See how to use it in sentences and check its pronunciation and synonyms.

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   Definitions of laborious. adjective. characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort. “spent many laborious hours on the project” synonyms: arduous, backbreaking, grueling, gruelling, hard, heavy, operose, punishing, toilsome. effortful. requiring great physical effort. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Laborious."

8. 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.