Definition of Laborious
Laborious
la·bor·i·ous


Definition/Meaning
(adjective)
Requiring a lot of time, effort, and hard work to accomplish.

e.g. The laborious task of cleaning the entire house took all day.

(adjective)
tedious, unnecessarily long and/or detailed, obviously taking effort and therefore not seeming fluent, used to describe a style of expression;

e.g. The novel was written in a laborious style that made it boring and difficult to follow.

(adjective)
tending to work very hard;

e.g. He was a laborious student who earned good grades for his efforts.



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