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laborious
What does laborious mean?
laborious (adjective): requiring much physical effort; toilsome.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use laborious in a sentence?
- Spent many laborious hours on the project. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce laborious?
/ləˈbɔɹiəs/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does laborious come from?
From Old French laborios, from Latin laboriosus.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of laborious?
Words related to laborious
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “laborious” mean?
grand, elegant or splendid in appearance
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offensive or even (of persons) malicious
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requiring much physical effort; toilsome
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soft and mild rather than hard or severe
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Which word is closest in meaning to “laborious”?
jealous
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arduous
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neutral
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diverse
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