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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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   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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   : involving, requiring, or characterized by hard and sustained effort : arduous. Overland travel was not an adventurous communal leap, but a laborious, individual trek. Daniel J. Boorstin. Making a telescope mirror is a long and laborious process. David Devoss and Eric Sander. b. : characterized by long, detailed elaboration : tedious.

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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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   Laborious describes something that requires a lot of hard work, such as Victor Frankenstein’s laborious undertaking of digging graves to find monster parts.

7. 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.

8. 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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    Laborious Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary. Home. Dictionary Meanings. Laborious Definition. lə-bôrē-əs. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Origin. Adjective. Filter. adjective. Involving or calling for much hard work; difficult. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Industrious; hardworking. Webster's New World.

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryLABORIOUS | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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    LABORIOUS meaning: Laborious work is very difficult and needs a lot of effort: . Learn more.