Laborious

Pronunciation: /ˈleɪbəriəs/

Definitions of laborious

adjective characterized by requiring considerable effort and time; difficult and demanding

Example Sentences

A1 The laborious task of cleaning the house took all day.

A2 She found the math homework to be quite laborious.

B1 The research project required a laborious amount of data collection.

B2 Writing a novel can be a laborious process that requires patience and dedication.

C1 The lawyer spent hours on the laborious task of reviewing legal documents.

C2 The artist's laborious attention to detail resulted in a masterpiece.

Examples of laborious in a Sentence

formal The research project required a laborious amount of data collection and analysis.

informal I spent all weekend doing this laborious assignment for my history class.

slang I'm so over this laborious task, it's taking forever.

figurative Her journey to success was long and laborious, but she never gave up.

Grammatical Forms of laborious

• past tense: labored
• plural: laboriouses
• comparative: more laborious
• superlative: most laborious
• present tense: labor
• future tense: will labor
• perfect tense: have labored
• continuous tense: is laboring
• singular: laborious
• positive degree: laborious
• infinitive: to labor
• gerund: laboring
• participle: laboring

Origin and Evolution of laborious

First Known Use: 0014 year

Language of Origin: Latin

Story behind the word: The word 'laborious' originated from the Latin word 'laboriosus', which means 'toilsome' or 'full of labor'.

Evolution of the word: Over time, the word 'laborious' has retained its original meaning of requiring a lot of effort or work, but it has also come to be associated with tasks that are tedious or tiresome.