ADJECTIVE | all | labored, laboured, strained | lacking natural ease |
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all | labored, heavy, laboured | requiring or showing effort |
Sounds | ley'berd | |
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Rhymes | Abelard ... word / Word: 269 rhymes with erd... |
Meaning | lacking natural ease. | |
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Example | "a labored style of debating" | |
Synonyms | laboured, strained | |
Broader | awkward | lacking grace or skill in manner or movement or performance |
Spanish | afectado, forzado, tirante |
Meaning | requiring or showing effort. | |
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Example | "the subject made for labored reading" | |
Synonyms | heavy, laboured | |
Broader | effortful | requiring great physical effort |
Spanish | fatigoso, pesado |
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