laborsome

adjective

la·​bor·​some

variants or British laboursome

ˈlābə(r)səm

: laborious sense 2

laborsomely adverb

or British laboursomely

Word History

Etymology

labor entry 1 + -some

First Known Use

1551, in the meaning defined above

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