effortful
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of effortful
Vocabulary lists containing effortful
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Automation requires extensive repetition, making effortful tasks easier and less attentionally demanding, study co-authors said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
Instead of becoming more automatic or habit-driven, the rats showed more deliberate and effortful decision-making.
From Science Daily • Feb. 16, 2026
The film is a feat of maximalist and moody production design and cinematography, but the tedious and overwrought script renders every character two-dimensional, despite the effortful acting and teary pronunciations.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 24, 2024
And pulses can be perceived as inconvenient, effortful or difficult to cook.
From Salon • Mar. 18, 2024
She smiled at him as they hauled themselves up it—a brief flash of teeth, effortful but gallant—and tried to wring the water from her clothes.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
