laboured

Meaning

Verb

simple past and past participle of labour

Adj

1. Expressive of strenuous effort.
2. Of writing or speech or similar, stilted or not natural due to too much effort being used in the production.

labour

• Noun
• Verb

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Synonyms

labored

heavy

strained

hard

difficult

demanding

hard-bitten

hefty

hot-headed

hot-tempered

incisive

knotty

laborious

leaden

logy

lumpish

massive

onerous

painful

ponderous

precious

pregnant

saturnine

stiff

stodgy

taxing

tiring

trigger-happy

trying

waterlogged

weighty

arduous

operose

beefy

brusque

burdensome

cumbrous

Translations

elaborato

faticoso

laborieux

schwerfällig

βαρύς

δύσκολος

difficile

lourd

pénible

pesante

artificioso

gravoso

moeizaam

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈleɪ.bɚd/