Laboured Definition & Meaning

laboured
adjective
  1. lacking natural ease; "a labored style of debating"
  2. requiring or showing effort; "heavy breathing"; "the subject made for labored reading"

"Laboured" in song lyrics

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  • "Edinburgh Festival 2014: The Trial of Jane Fonda, Assembly Rooms, review: 'laboured'"
    Telegraph — Telegraph

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