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laboured
Part of speech: AdjectiveBearing marks of labour or effort in execution; opposed to easy or free.
Usage examples "laboured":- He has adopted an established cause, thrown himself into it heart and soul; others indeed had gone before him and laboured, and he has entered into their labours. - "The Faith of the Millions (2nd series)", George Tyrrell.
- That American Mission laboured for twenty- five years without much encouragement. - "India’s Problem Krishna or Christ", John P. Jones.
- This will account for the fact that if in some cases his works betray a want of inspiration, yet they rarely smell of lamp oil, or seem unduly laboured. - "Masters of French Music", Arthur Hervey.