laborious

la-bo-ri-ous · adjective

imported

Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    Requiring considerable effort and time; arduous.

  2. 2.

    (Of a person) Hardworking and diligent.

  3. 3.

    Showing signs of great effort; not flowing naturally.

Related words

Antonyms: easy, effortless, simple
See also: arduous, labor, laboriously
Synonyms: arduous, painstaking, tedious, toilsome

Etymology

From Latin laboriosus meaning "toilsome, laborious," from labor meaning "work, toil."