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laboriously

/ləˈbɔː.ɹi.əs.lɪ/ /ləˈbɔɹ.i.əs.li/

Meanings
adverb
With great expenditure of effort, in a manner requiring much labor.

Examples :

"The heavy man laboriously climbed the steep mountain, pulling himself up inch by inch."
work job action quality process

Related Words

Illustration expenditure

expenditure noun

/ɛkˈspɛndɪt͡ʃə/ /ɛkˈspɛndɪt͡ʃɚ/

Act of expending or paying out.

"The family's expenditure on groceries this month was higher than expected due to the rising prices. "

Illustration requiring

requiring verb

/ɹɪˈkwaɪ(ə)ɹɪŋ/

To ask (someone) for something; to request.

"The teacher is requiring students to submit their essays by Friday. "

Illustration labor

labor noun

/ˈleɪ.bɚ/

Effort expended on a particular task; toil, work.

"The construction crew put in a lot of labor to finish the building on time. "

Illustration effort

effort noun

/ˈɛfət/ /ˈɛfɚt/

The work involved in performing an activity; exertion.

"It took a lot of effort to find a decent-sized, fully-furnished apartment within walking distance of the office.   He made a conscious effort to not appear affected by the stories in the paper."

Illustration pulling

pulling verb

/ˈpʊlɪŋ/

To apply a force to (an object) so that it comes toward the person or thing applying the force.

"When I give the signal, pull the rope."

Illustration himself

himself pronoun

/hɪmˈsɛlf/

(reflexive pronoun) Him; the male object of a verb or preposition that also appears as the subject

"He injured himself."

Illustration climbed

climbed verb

/klaɪmd/

To ascend; rise; to go up.

"Prices climbed steeply."

Illustration steep

steep noun

/stiːp/

The steep side of a mountain etc.; a slope or acclivity.

"The steep of the hill made the bike ride challenging. "

Illustration great

great noun

/ɡɹeɪt/

A person of major significance, accomplishment or acclaim.

"Newton and Einstein are two of the greats of the history of science."

Illustration mountain

mountain noun

/ˈmaʊntɪn/ /ˈmaʊntn̩/

An elevation of land of considerable dimensions rising more or less abruptly, forming a conspicuous figure in the landscape, usually having a small extent of surface at its summit.

"We spent the weekend hiking in the mountains."

Illustration manner

manner noun

/ˈmænə/ /ˈmænɚ/

Mode of action; way of performing or doing anything

"My sister learned to write in a very careful manner. "

Illustration heavy

heavy noun

/ˈhe.vi/ /ˈhɛ.vi/ /ˈhiːvi/

A villain or bad guy; the one responsible for evil or aggressive acts.

"With his wrinkled, uneven face, the actor always seemed to play the heavy in films."