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Definitions for: Laborious [adj] characterized by toilsome 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"
Webster (1913) Definition: La*bo"ri*ous, a. [L. laboriosus,fr. labor labor: cf.
F. laborieux.]
1. Requiring labor, perseverance, or sacrifices; toilsome;
tiresome.
Dost thou love watchings, abstinence, or toil,
Laborious virtues all ? Learn these from Cato.
--Addison.
2. Devoted to labor; diligent; industrious; as, a laborious
mechanic. -- La*bo"ri*ous*ly, adv. --
La*bo"ri*ous*ness, n.
Synonyms: arduous, backbreaking, effortful, grueling, gruelling, hard, heavy, labourious, punishing, toilsome
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