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laborious

Syllabification: (la·bo·ri·ous)
Pronunciation: /ləˈbôrēəs/

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Definition of laborious

adjective

  • (especially of a task, process, or journey) requiring considerable effort and time:years of laborious training the work is very slow and laborious
  • (especially of speech or writing style) showing obvious signs of effort and lacking in fluency:his slow, laborious style

Derivatives

laboriously

adverb

laboriousness

noun

Origin:

late Middle English (also in the sense 'industrious, assiduous'): from Old French laborieux, from Latin laboriosus, from labor 'labor'

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