laboriosus

Meaning

  1. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) laborious, toilsome, demanding
  2. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) industrious, hard-working

Synonyms

labōriōsus

Pronounced as (IPA)
[ɫa.boː.riˈoː.sʊs]
Etymology

From labor (“work, exertion”) + -ōsus. However, the inserted -i- is enigmatic. It may be a result of analogy: cūra : cūriōsus = labor : ?

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