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- Dictionarylaboriously/ləˈbɔːrɪəsli/
adverb
- 1. in a way that takes considerable time and effort: "the boys were laboriously copying down sentences from the blackboard"
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adverb. uk / ləˈbɔː.ri.əs.li / us / ləˈbɔːr.i.əs.li / Add to word list. in a way that needs a lot of time and effort: He wrote out the list laboriously by hand. This is a highly detailed, laboriously researched study. See. laborious. Fewer examples. The wildflowers are laboriously hand pressed to make perfumes.
Laboriously definition: in a way that involves or requires much effort, exertion, care, or attention to detail. See examples of LABORIOUSLY used in a sentence.
When it takes a huge, slow effort to do something, you do it laboriously. For some students, math is a breeze — others have to study laboriously for every quiz. Whether you're exerting yourself physically or mentally, if it takes a lot of effort and time, you're working laboriously.
involving, requiring, or characterized by hard and sustained effort : arduous; characterized by long, detailed elaboration : tedious… See the full definition
adverb. us / ləˈbɔːr.i.əs.li / uk / ləˈbɔː.ri.əs.li / Add to word list. in a way that needs a lot of time and effort: He wrote out the list laboriously by hand. This is a highly detailed, laboriously researched study. See. laborious. Fewer examples. The wildflowers are laboriously hand pressed to make perfumes.
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.
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.
Definition of laboriously adverb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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."
Define laboriously. laboriously synonyms, laboriously pronunciation, laboriously translation, English dictionary definition of laboriously. adj. 1. Marked by or requiring long, hard work: spent many laborious hours on the project. 2. Hard-working; industrious. la·bo′ri·ous·ly adv....
