Labour-intensive

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    British standard spelling of labor-intensive.

    "The French Dispatch has to be one of the most labour-intensive films in existence. It makes The Grand Budapest Hotel look as if it was improvised over a weekend and shot with a smartphone."

Adjective
  1. 1
    requiring a large expenditure of labor but not much capital wordnet

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labor-intensive

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"A qipao in the traditional style is made entirely by hand and requires labour-intensive manual tailoring techniques to enhance and exhibit every unique female form."

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