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laborious
Part of speech: Noun Part of speech: AdjectiveRequiring toil; as, a laborious task; hard- working; as, a laborious mechanic.
Part of speech: AdverbLaboriously.
Usage examples "laborious":- This work is of a nature that continually increases, and as it extends becomes more laborious. - "Hodge and His Masters", Richard Jefferies.
- But this, I said, is a laborious study, and therefore we had better go and learn of them; and they will tell us whether there are any other applications of these sciences. - "Plato's Republic", Plato.
- Graham had trouble in keeping up with his companions; but they had no thought to spare for him during the laborious march. - "For the Allinson Honor", Harold Bindloss.