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effortful

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Dyer on a bad day is still more profound, and more polished, than most writers at their effortful best.

The techniques that Foer describes are as effortful as they are old.

Doctor Hoff blinked more rapidly and moistened his lips with an effortful tongue.

"It's rather less than your customary one, I'm afraid," said the Tyro, with an effortful smile.

With all studies in general, history shares in training perceptive, associative, and effortful activities.

The personality seemed very intense, and spoke in effortful whispers.

But barely had she entered the tinted atmosphere when her movements became awkward and convulsive, effortful and excited.

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On this page you'll find 34 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to effortful, such as: arduous, backbreaking, demanding, difficult, hard, and heavy.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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