laborious
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Instead, in Maugham’s estimation, he was “this laborious, honest, matter-of-fact man” who painted—when at his best—“as though the grace of God had descended upon him.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Everyone I spoke with described the current process of tracing foodborne illnesses as laborious and slow and hampered by an absence of a unified approach.
From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2026
Exhausting, laborious, oppressive, but three points and hope.
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026
Cooking a full-fledged meal from scratch seems too laborious.
From Salon ● Jun. 6, 2026
Outside, Tyrion swallowed a lungful of the cold morning air and began his laborious descent of the steep stone steps that corkscrewed around the exterior of the library tower.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
Vocabulary lists containing laborious
Excerpt from "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer"
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