la·bo·ri·ous (l -bôr  -s, -b r-)adj. 1. Marked by or requiring long, hard work: spent many laborious hours on the project. 2. Hard-working; industrious. [Middle English, from Old French laborieux, from Latin lab risus, from labor, labor.]la·bo ri·ous·ly adv.la·bo ri·ous·ness n. |
laborious
Adjective
involving great exertion or prolonged effort
laboriously adv
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Adj. | 1. | laborious - characterized by 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" effortful - requiring great physical effort |
laborious
adjective 1. hard, difficult, tiring, exhausting, wearing, tough, fatiguing, uphill, strenuous, arduous, tiresome, onerous, burdensome, herculean, wearisome, backbreaking, toilsome << OPPOSITE easy
adjective 2. industrious, hard-working, diligent, tireless, persevering, painstaking, indefatigable, assiduous, unflagging, sedulous
How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
| ?Page tools | ||
|---|---|---|
|