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Laborious Definition & Meaning

laborious
adjective
  1. characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort; "worked their arduous way up the mining valley"; "a grueling campaign"; "hard labor"; "heavy work"; "heavy going"; "spent many laborious hours on the project"; "set a punishing pace"

"Laborious" in song lyrics

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  • "Even the involuntary twitch was laborious"
    Atoms Family — Nuthin Really Happens

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Frequently asked questions

What does laborious mean?
characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort; "worked their arduous way up the mining valley"; "a grueling campaign"; "hard labor"; "heavy work"; "heavy going"; "spent many laborious hours on the project"; "set a punishing pace"
What part of speech is laborious?
Laborious is an adjective.

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