Definition of Laborious

1. Adjective. Characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort. "Set a punishing pace"


Definition of Laborious

1. a. Requiring labor, perseverance, or sacrifices; toilsome; tiresome.

Definition of Laborious

1. Adjective. Requiring much physical effort; toilsome. ¹

2. Adjective. Mentally difficult; painstaking ¹

3. Adjective. Industrious. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Laborious

1. [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Laborious

laboratory bench
laboratory chemicals
laboratory coat
laboratory diagnosis
laboratory infection
laboratory personnel
laboratory techniques and procedures
labored
labored breathing
laboredly
laborer
laborers
laborforce
laborforces
laboring
laborious
laboriously
laboriousness
laboriousnesses
laborist
laborists
laborite
laborites
laborless
laborlore
laborous
labors
labors of love
laborsaving
laborshed

Literary usage of Laborious

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Journal of Researches Into the Natural History and Geology of the Countries by Charles Darwin (1846)
"From this cause, and from the many great angular fragments, tracking the boats became both dangerous and laborious. With respect to their propagation, ..."

2. Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Standard Work of Reference in Art, Literature (1907)
"(17>-~>|> . representa a laborious but uncritical collection of materials from the earliest times down to the Reformation. ..."

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