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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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   The meaning of LABORIOUS is involving, requiring, or characterized by hard and sustained effort : arduous. How to use laborious in a sentence.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishMeaning of laborious in English - Cambridge Dictionary

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   needing a lot of time and effort: a laborious task. (Definition of laborious from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of laborious. laborious. Direct measurements are laborious and costly, and are usually only possible over a limited time span and number of sites. From the Cambridge English Corpus.

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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.

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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.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishLABORIOUS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   involving or calling for much hard work; difficult. 2. industrious; hardworking. 3. labored.

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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.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › laboriousLaborious - definition of laborious by The Free Dictionary

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   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.

9. www.yourdictionary.com › laboriousLaborious Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

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   Laborious definition: Marked by or requiring long, hard work.

10. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › laboriouslaborious - Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Online

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    laborious meaning, definition, what is laborious: taking a lot of time and effort: Learn more.

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    requiring much work, exertion, or perseverance: a laborious undertaking. 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: a strained, laborious plot.