laborious

CEFRC1

/ləˈbɔːɹiəs/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Taking a lot of time and effort to complete.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Mentally difficult; painstaking.

Examples

  • Clearing the thick forest was a long and laborious task.

  • It was a laborious process.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3
Synonyms
4

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. Requiring much physical effort; toilsome.

More examples

In context

  • Let us face it, our lives are miserable, laborious, and short.

  • The coal is then transferred to broad-gauge wagons for transport to Dublin. The transhipment is a rather laborious business, the coal being shovelled by hand from one wagon to another.

  • All, with united Force, combine to drive / The lazy Drones from the laborious Hive.

Synonyms

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Origin

adjective

From Old French laborios, from Latin laboriosus. By surface analysis, labor + -ious