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laborious

adjective

Characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort

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Word Facts

Word length
9
Starts with
L
Ends with
S
Contains
AB
Scrabble score
11
CEFR level
B1

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ləˈbɔːɹiəs

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adjective

  1. Characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort

    “Worked their arduous way up the mining valley”

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Example Sentences

Worked their arduous way up the mining valley
A grueling campaign
Hard labor
Heavy work
Heavy going

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