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   La·bored

   /ˈlābərd/

   

   adjective

   • 1. done with great effort and difficulty: "his breathing was becoming less labored" Similar straineddifficultforcedlaboriousheavyawkwardOpposite easy
   • ▪ (especially of humor or a performance) not spontaneous or fluent: "one of Arthur's labored jokes" Similar contrivedstiffstrainedstiltedforcedunnaturalartificialmanneredstudiedaffectedoverdoneoverworkedheavyponderousoverelaborateover-embellishedlong-windedawkwardclumsyinelegantturgidlaboriousoverwroughtnot spontaneousunconvincingconvolutedcomplexintricateornateelaborateprolixOpposite natural

   Scrabble Points: 10

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   • A

     1

   • B

     3

   • O

     1

   • R

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   • E

     1

   • D

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