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LABOURED

\lˈe͡ɪbəd], \lˈe‍ɪbəd], \l_ˈeɪ_b_ə_d]\

Definitions of LABOURED

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2011 - English Dictionary Database
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requiring or showing effort; "heavy breathing"; "the subject made for labored reading"
lacking natural ease; "a labored style of debating"

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

requiring or showing effort; "heavy breathing"; "the subject made for labored reading"
lacking natural ease; "a labored style of debating"

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

Bearing marks of labour or effort in execution; opposed to easy or free.

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.

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