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Dictionary: la·bored   (lā'bərd) pronunciation
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adj.
  1. Produced or done with effort: the labored breathing of a very ill person.
  2. Lacking natural ease; strained: a labored style of debating.

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adjective

  1. Not natural or spontaneous: contrived, effortful, forced, strained. See true/false.
  2. Lacking fluency or gracefulness: elephantine, heavy-handed, ponderous. See good/bad.

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adj

Definition: hard, difficult
Antonyms: easy, facile, natural, relaxed

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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: lacking natural ease
  Synonyms: laboured, strained

Meaning #2: requiring or showing effort
  Synonyms: heavy, laboured

 
 
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