Laboured — synonyms, definition

1. laboured (a) Brit, Cdn

arduous artificial awkward complex contrived difficult elaborate farfetched forced intricate ornate overworked overwrought painstaking perfected stiff stilted strained studied unnatural

2. laboured (Adjective) Brit, Cdn

heavy labored

laboured (Adjective) — Lacking natural ease. ex. "a laboured style of debating"

laboured (Adjective) — Requiring or showing effort. ex. "the subject made for laboured reading" ex. "laboured breathing"

3. laboured (Verb) Brit, Cdn

drove drudged dug fagged ground moiled pushed sweated toiled travailed tugged

laboured (Verb) — Strive and make an effort to reach a goal. ex. "She laboured for years to make a decent living"

laboured (Verb) — Work hard. ex. "Lexicographers labour all day long"

laboured (Verb) — Undergo the efforts of childbirth.

did work experienced fought had struggled underwent worked reached strained strove