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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’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. laboriousness noun

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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.

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   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. Synonyms: hardworking, painstaking, sedulous, assiduous, industrious.

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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.

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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.

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   Anything that requires blood, sweat, and tears is laborious, and while it’s usually a good thing to work hard, laborious can also describe something over-thought, such as the heavy-handed plot of a bad TV show.

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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.

8. 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.

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.

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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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    If you describe a task or job as laborious, you mean that it takes a lot of time and effort. [...]