Effortful

adj

adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1
Requiring or showing effort.

Adjective

1
requiring great physical effort wordnet

Synonyms

arduous backbreaking burdensome crushing difficult difficult

Antonyms

effortless simple struggleless

Etymology

From effort + -ful.

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