laborious
[ luh-bawr-ee-uhs, -bohr- ]
/ ləË?bÉr i És, -Ë?boÊr- /
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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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British Dictionary definitions for laborious
laborious
/ (lÉË?bÉË?rɪÉs) /
adjective
involving great exertion or long effort
given to working hard
(of literary style, etc) not fluent
Derived forms of laborious
laboriously, adverblaboriousness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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