'Laborious' definitions:
Definition of 'laborious'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort; "worked their arduous way up the mining valley"; "a grueling campaign"; "hard labor"; "heavy work"; "heavy going"; "spent many laborious hours on the project"; "set a punishing pace" [syn: arduous, backbreaking, grueling, gruelling, hard, heavy, laborious, operose, punishing, toilsome]
Definition of 'Laborious'
From: GCIDE
- Laborious \La*bo"ri*ous\, a. [L. laboriosus, fr. labor labor: cf. F. laborieux.]
- 1. Requiring labor, perseverance, or sacrifices; toilsome; tiresome. [1913 Webster]
- Dost thou love watchings, abstinence, or toil, Laborious virtues all? Learn these from Cato. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Devoted to labor; diligent; industrious; as, a laborious mechanic. [1913 Webster] -- {La*bo"ri*ous*ly}, adv. -- {La*bo"ri*ous*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'laborious'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abstruse,
- ardent,
- arduous,
- assiduous,
- backbreaking,
- brutal,
- burdensome,
- careful,
- complex,
- critical,
- crushing,
- delicate,
- demanding,
- detailed,
- determined,
- difficile,
- difficult,
- diligent,
- dogged,
- effortful,
- energetic,
- exacting,
- exhausting,
- exhaustive,
- fatiguing,
- fervent,
- forced,
- formidable,
- grueling,
- hairy,
- hard,
- hard-earned,
- hard-fought,
- hard-working,
- hardworking,
- heavy,
- hefty,
- Herculean,
- indefatigable,
- industrious,
- intricate,
- jawbreaking,
- killing,
- knotted,
- knotty,
- labored,
- mean,
- never idle,
- no picnic,
- not easy,
- obdurate,
- obstinate,
- onerous,
- operose,
- oppressive,
- overworked,
- painful,
- painstaking,
- persevering,
- persistent,
- ponderous,
- punishing,
- relentless,
- rigorous,
- rough,
- rugged,
- scrupulous,
- sedulous,
- set with thorns,
- severe,
- sleepless,
- spiny,
- steadfast,
- steady,
- steep,
- stiff,
- strained,
- strenuous,
- stubborn,
- taxing,
- thorny,
- thorough,
- ticklish,
- tireless,
- tiring,
- toilsome,
- tough,
- tricky,
- troublesome,
- unflagging,
- unrelenting,
- unremitting,
- unsleeping,
- unsparing,
- untiring,
- unwavering,
- unwearied,
- uphill,
- vehement,
- wearisome,
- wearying,
- wicked,
- zealous