labored
pronunciation
How to pronounce labored in British English:
UK ['leɪbəd]
How to pronounce labored in American English:
US [ˈlebəd]
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- Adjective:
- lacking natural ease
- requiring or showing effort
Word Origin
- labored (adj.)
- also laboured, "learned," mid-15c., past participle adjective from labor (v.). Meaning "done with much labor" is from c. 1600.
Example
- 1. His shoulders rise and fall with labored asthmatic breathing .
- 2. The old man labored up the hillside .
- 3. The car labored up the steep hill .
- 4. The tractor labored up the hillside .
- 5. They labored to complete a task .