laborious
adjective
requiring much work, exertion, or perseverance.
laboriousness
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a word derived from
laborious.
Example Sentences
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Which is why, this December, I tried a different tack: investing in a trio of simple tools that promised to up my cookie game while dialing down its laboriousness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025
Since she’s doing everything online right now, it wouldn’t surprise me if her fine motor skills have lagged some, which is probably contributing to the laboriousness of her writing.
From Slate ● Mar. 18, 2021
Nor does Ms. Fornés’s “Drowning,” a gentle paean to the laboriousness and loneliness of living small.
From New York Times ● May 22, 2016
Neither offers nourishment, but both give a window into lived experience by presenting its opposite, the key being the handmade laboriousness of Lichtenstein’s cool, handsome obfuscation.
From Salon ● Jul. 26, 2012
Thus we would be for one hour moving the distance of a hundred paces, and any soldier who has ever had to undergo such marching, can well understand its laboriousness.
From History of Kershaw's Brigade by D. Augustus Dickert
