LABORIOUS

arduous, backbreaking, grueling, gruelling, hard, heavy, laborious, operose, punishing, toilsome

(adjective) characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort; “worked their arduous way up the mining valley”; “a grueling campaign”; “hard labor”; “heavy work”; “heavy going”; “spent many laborious hours on the project”; “set a punishing pace”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

laborious (comparative more laborious, superlative most laborious)

Requiring much physical effort; toilsome.

Mentally difficult; painstaking.

Industrious.

Synonyms

• (requiring effort): painstaking, toilsome, worksome

Source: Wiktionary


La*bo"ri*ous, a. Etym: [L. laboriosus,fr. labor labor: cf. F. laborieux.]

1. Requiring labor, perseverance, or sacrifices; toilsome; tiresome. Dost thou love watchings, abstinence, or toil, Laborious virtues all Learn these from Cato. Addison.

2. Devoted to labor; diligent; industrious; as, a laborious mechanic.

– La*bo"ri*ous*ly, adv.

– La*bo"ri*ous*ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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TEMPORIZE

(verb) draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time; “The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote”


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