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laborious



la·bo·ri·ous [ lə-ˈbȯr-ē-əs]



laborious   
adjective

Definition of laborious

1 : devoted to labor : industrious as men of research … they are magnificently laborious and accurate— Aldous Huxley
2 : involving or characterized by hard or toilsome effort : labored
//The climb to the summit was slow and laborious.


Other Words from laborious
laboriously adverb
laboriousness noun


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Recent Examples on the Web


//The laborious process required all manner of experts to restore and replace a room that had fallen into disrepair.
— Andrew Dansby, Houston Chronicle, "Mission Control restoration wins award," 17 Oct. 2019
//The University currently tests for CWD in deer farms, a laborious process that takes up to two weeks to get results.
— Deanna Weniger, Twin Cities, "With $2 million in state funding, UMN hopes to develop hand-held, real-time CWD test," 16 Sep. 2019
//The Padres wasted several chances against the enigmatic Yusei Kikuchi, who left after five laborious innings.
— San Diego Union-Tribune, "Padres fall in Seattle, still searching for first second-half series win," 7 Aug. 2019
//Screening was laborious, and, Herold theorizes, perhaps there was hesitation because other prevention trials had failed, and so had teplizumab in the large drug company study.
— Jennifer Couzin-frankel, Science | AAAS, "In milestone trial, experimental drug delays type 1 diabetes," 9 June 2019
//While laborious, the practice has been a rewarding one, and John’s City Diner has crafted a unique space for itself in the city’s cocktail scene.
— al, "John’s City Diner’s inaugural cocktail dinner will feature its hand selected spirits," 16 Aug. 2019
//The laborious process meant extracting shipping information from Amazon warehouses to calculate contribution profit.
— Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, "WSJ: Amazon changed search results to boost profits despite internal dissent," 16 Sep. 2019
//Seemingly overnight, the task of felling a tree went from time-consuming and incredibly laborious, to amazingly quick and effortless.
— Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, "How To Sharpen Your Chainsaw Like a Pro," 24 July 2019
//This chest makes every champagne moment in a Maybach, James Bond's DB5, and even Rolls-Royce's picnic arrangements look laborious, crude even.
— Clifford Atiyeh, Car and Driver, "Just Watch How This Rolls-Royce Champagne Case Cracks Open," 22 May 2019


First Known Use of laborious

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1



Dictionary Entries near laborious

laboringly

laboring oar

labor-intensive

laborious

laborism

laboristic

laborite



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Synonyms & Antonyms of laborious

1 involved in often constant activity
  • the volunteers have been commendably laborious in their cleanup of the beach

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2 requiring considerable physical or mental effort
  • the laborious task of cleaning up the oil spill

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3 requiring much time, effort, or careful attention
  • that report is the product of months of laborious research

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More Definitions forlaborious

laborious

adjective

English Language Learners Definition of laborious

: requiring a lot of time and effort

laborious

adjective
la·​bo·​ri·​ous | \ lə-ˈbȯr-ē-əs \

Kids Definition of laborious

: requiring much effort
//Rebuilding was a slow and laborious task.

Other Words from laborious

laboriously adverb