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   La·bo·ri·ous

   /ləˈbôrēəs/

   

   adjective

   • 1. (especially of a task, process, or journey) requiring considerable effort and time: "years of laborious training" Similar arduoushardheavydifficultstrenuousgruelingmurderouspunishingexactingtoughformidableonerousburdensomeback-breakingtryinguphillrelentlessstiffchallengingHerculeantiringfatiguingexhaustingwearyingwearingtaxingenervatingdemandingwearisometediousboringirksomeinformal:knackeringarchaic:toilsomerare:exigentOpposite easysimple
   • ▪ (of speech or writing style) showing obvious signs of effort and lacking in fluency: "his slow, laborious style" Similar laboredstrainedforcedcontrivedaffectedstudiedstiffstiltedunnaturalartificialoverdoneoverwroughtheavyponderousconvolutednot fluentelaborateoverelaborateintricateornateprolixOpposite effortlessnatural

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

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   • 1. laboriousness noun

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   adjective. requiring much work, exertion, or perseverance: a laborious undertaking. Synonyms: wearisome, tiresome, hard, difficult, burdensome, onerous, arduous, toilsome. characterized by or requiring extreme care and much attention to detail: laborious research.

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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."

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   1 day ago · 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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   adj. 1. requiring much work, exertion, or perseverance: a laborious undertaking. 2. characterized by or exhibiting excessive effort; labored. 3. industrious. [1350–1400; Middle English < Latin labōriōsus] la•bo′ri•ous•ly, adv. la•bo′ri•ous•ness, n.

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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.

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   May 16, 2024 · adjective. If you describe a task or job as laborious, you mean that it takes a lot of time and effort. Keeping the yard tidy all year round can be a laborious task. Synonyms: hard, difficult, tiring, exhausting More Synonyms of laborious.

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   adjective. uk / ləˈbɔːriəs / us. Add to word list. Laborious work is very difficult and needs a lot of effort: a laborious task. (Definition of laborious from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of laborious. in Chinese (Traditional) 耗時費力的, 艱巨的，艱難的… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 耗时费力的, 艰巨的，艰难的… See more