laborious
laborious · more laborious · most laborious
трудоёмкий, трудный, тяжёлый, напряжённый
arbeitsintensiv, mühselig, mühsam, arbeitsaufwändig
Requiring much physical effortRequiring much physical effort; toilsome.
/ləˈbɔːɹiəs/
Meaning
3 sensesRequiring much physical effort; toilsome.
arbeitsintensiv, mühselig, mühsam
трудоёмкийtrudojómkij, тру́дныйtrúdnyj, тяжёлыйtjažólyj
characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort
Mentally difficult; painstaking.
кропотли́выйkropotlívyj
Industrious.
Examples
2 sentencesIt was a laborious process.
ruЭто был трудоёмкий процесс. — Wezel
He said the provision would also involve a laborious and complicated legal process, including amending constitutional provisions and other electoral laws.
Translations
7 languagesРусский
By meaning 2
requiring much physical effort:
mentally difficult:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
requiring much physical effort:
Origin
From Old French laborios, from Latin laboriosus. By surface analysis, labor + -iousFrom Old French laborios, from Latin laboriosus. By surface analysis, labor + -ious
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Forms
more laborious, most laborious| Comparative | more laborious Lesson |
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| Superlative | most laborious Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
12 synonymsWord family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form