An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.
LABORIOUSLY
laboriously
(adverb) in a laborious manner; “their lives were spent in committee making decisions for others to execute on the basis of data laboriously gathered for them”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
laboriously (not comparable)
With great expenditure of effort, in a manner requiring much labor.
Synonyms
• (with great effort): painstakingly
Source: Wiktionary
LABORIOUS
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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SEARCHINGLY
(adverb) in a searching manner; “‘Are you really happy with him,’ asked her mother, gazing at Vera searchingly”
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