Laboriously
1laboriously — (adv.) early 15c., with difficulty, laboriously, slowly, from LABORIOUS (Cf. laborious) + LY (Cf. ly) (2). Meaning earnestly, strongly is from c.1500 …
2laboriously — adverb /ləˈbɔː.ɹi.əs.lɪ,ləˈbɔɹ.i.əs.li/ With great expenditure of effort, in a manner requiring much labor. He laboriously climbed the steep rock face, pulling himself up inch by inch. Syn: painstakingly See Also: labor, laborious …
3laboriously — adv. Laboriously is used with these verbs: ↑copy …
4laboriously — laborious ► ADJECTIVE 1) requiring considerable time and effort. 2) showing obvious signs of effort. DERIVATIVES laboriously adverb …
5laboriously — adverb in a laborious manner their lives were spent in committee making decisions for others to execute on the basis of data laboriously gathered for them • Derived from adjective: ↑laborious …
6Laboriously — Laborious La*bo ri*ous, a. [L. laboriosus, fr. labor labor: cf. F. laborieux.] 1. Requiring labor, perseverance, or sacrifices; toilsome; tiresome. [1913 Webster] Dost thou love watchings, abstinence, or toil, Laborious virtues all? Learn these… …
7laboriously — adverb see laborious …
8laboriously — See laborious. * * * …
9laboriously — Synonyms and related words: ardently, arduously, assiduously, bec et ongles, burdensomely, difficultly, diligently, effortfully, energetically, fervently, hammer and tongs, hard, hardly, heart and soul, indefatigably, industriously, manfully,… …
10laboriously — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Strenuously] Syn. hard, energetically, painfully, with difficulty, resolutely, tiresomely; see also vigorously . 2. [Diligently] Syn. earnestly, eagerly, steadily; see carefully 1 , industriously . II (Roget s Thesaurus… …
