English Explanatory Dictionary

laboured

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. simple past and past participle of labour
adj
  1. Expressive of strenuous effort.
  2. Of writing or speech or similar, stilted or not natural due to too much effort being used in the production.

Pronunciation

/ˈleɪ.bɚd/ /ˈleɪ.bəd/ en-us-laboured.ogg

Word forms

laboured more laboured most laboured

Derived words

labouredly unlaboured
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