Definition of labored Labored

/lejˈbɚd/ - [leyberd] - la•bored

We found 6 definitions of labored from 4 different sources.

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British English

laboured - /lˈe‍ɪbəd/

American English

labored - /lejˈbɚd/

What does labored mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

labored - lacking natural ease; "a labored style of debating"
  laboured, strained
labored - requiring or showing effort; "heavy breathing"; "the subject made for labored reading"
  heavy, laboured
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • labored (imp. & p. p.)
    of Labor
  • labored (a.)
    Bearing marks of labor and effort; elaborately wrought; not easy or natural; as, labored poetry; a labored style.

Part of speech

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  • labored, verb, past participle of labor (infinitive).
  • labored, verb, past simple of labor (infinitive).

Pronunciation

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Sign Language

labored in sign language
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