labored

Definition of labored

Adjectives

lacking natural ease
"a labored style of debating"
Synonyms:
laboured, strained
awkward
lacking grace or skill in manner or movement or performance
requiring or showing effort
"the subject made for labored reading"
Synonyms:
heavy, laboured
effortful
requiring great physical effort

Vocabulary Lists for labored

John Steinbeck's "Grapes of Wrath" Chapters 17-20 »(113 words)
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John Steinbeck's "Of Mice and Men" »(101 words)
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Stephen Crane's The Red Badge of Courage - Chapters 1 -6 »(668 words)
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Louisa May Alcott's "Little Women" Chapters 39-47 »(320 words)
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Edith Hamilton's "Mythology" »(187 words)
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