Despite having one hand she laboriously gathered the scattered nuts and bolts.
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Laboriously
/ləˈbɔɹ.i.əs.li/
Synonyms for "laboriously" (48 found)
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Adverb(3 words)
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effortfullyenergeticallyferventlyhammer and tongshardhardlyheart and soulindefatigablyindustriouslymanfullymightilyonerous
Noun(1 words)
hard to do
Adverb(1 words)
Related words (24)
onerouslyoperoselypainfullyrelentlesslysedulouslystrenuouslythe hard waytirelesslytoilsomelytooth and nailunsparinglyvehementlywith a willwith difficultywith effortwith much adozealously
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5 total sentences available.
The elderly woman laboriously climbed the stairs.
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The heavy man laboriously climbed the steep mountain, pulling himself up inch by inch.
Source: wiktionary
At the far end of the houses the head gardener stood waiting for his mistress, and he gave her strips of bass to tie up her nosegay. This she did slowly and laboriously, with knuckly old fingers that shook.
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