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Meaning of 'labored' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Labored [ a.]
- Bearing marks of labor and effort; elaborately wrought; not easy or natural; as, labored poetry; a labored style.
2 . Labored [ imp. & p. p.]
- of Labor

Meaning of 'labored' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . labored [ s]
Meaning (1):
- lacking natural ease
Example in sentence:
  • a labored style of debating
Meaning (2):
- requiring or showing effort
Example in sentence:
  • heavy breathing;
  • the subject made for labored reading

Nearby Words:

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