laborious
[ luh-bawr-ee-uhs, -bohr- ]
/ ləˈbɔr i əs, -ˈboʊr- /
adjective
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.
given to or diligent in work: a careful, laborious craftsman.
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Words nearby laborious
laboratory,
laboratory diagnosis,
laboratory school,
labored,
laborer,
laborious,
laborism,
laborite,
labors of hercules,
laborsaving,
labour
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British Dictionary definitions for laboriously
laborious
/ (ləˈbɔːrɪəs) /
adjective
involving great exertion or long effort
given to working hard
(of literary style, etc) not fluent