laboriously
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[edit] English
[edit] Alternative forms
- labouriously
- laborously (obsolete)
- labourously (obsolete, rare)
[edit] Etymology
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Adverb
laboriously (not comparable)
- With great expenditure of effort, in a manner requiring much labor.
- The heavy man laboriously climbed the steep mountain, pulling himself up inch by inch.
[edit] Synonyms
- (with great effort): painstakingly