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LABORED

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Requiring or showing effort

Example:

the subject made for labored reading

Synonyms:

heavy; labored; laboured

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

effortful (requiring great physical effort)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Lacking natural ease

Example:

a labored style of debating

Synonyms:

labored; laboured; strained

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

awkward (lacking grace or skill in manner or movement or performance)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Past simple / past participle of the verb labor

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