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Laboured

//ˈleɪ.bɚd// adj, verb

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Expressive of strenuous effort. UK

    "At the end of the marathon, her laboured breathing told us she was exhausted."

  2. 2
    Of writing or speech or similar, stilted or not natural due to too much effort being used in the production. UK
Adjective
  1. 1
    requiring or showing effort wordnet
  2. 2
    lacking natural ease wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of labour form-of, participle, past

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