Laboriously
/ləˈbɔɹ.i.əs.li/ adv
adv ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adverb
- 1 With great expenditure of effort, in a manner requiring much labor. not-comparable
"The heavy man laboriously climbed the steep mountain, pulling himself up inch by inch."
Adverb
- 1 in a laborious manner wordnet
Example
More examples"Despite having one hand she laboriously gathered the scattered nuts and bolts."
Etymology
From laborious + -ly.