effortful
adjective
marked by effort or exertion; labored.
effortfully
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a word derived from
effortful.
Example Sentences
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His sculpture, in a shade of teal that’s surprisingly regal, spreads across the ground, flaps of steel straining to lift themselves just inches off the surface as a couple plates have effortfully pulled themselves upright.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026
It is an effortfully attractive place with well-kept painted brick homes and clipped lawns.
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2024
She has worked, effortfully, to capture the voice and the pose, even if the film fails her in terms of rapture.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2024
Guys who know they won’t be back next season nevertheless put teams on the field that played effortfully, most notably Darrell Bevell’s Jacksonville Jaguars and Rich Bisaccia’s Las Vegas Raiders.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 9, 2022
Ama saw a streak of white materialize at the girl’s throat as her dæmon effortfully changed into a long, sinuous, snowy-furred creature with brilliant black eyes and black-tipped tail, and laid himself alongside her neck.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
