labored

Academic Word List, sublist 1.

About 1.87 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Alternative spelling of laboured.
2. verb simple past and past participle of labor

Similar words

laboured effortful strained heavy awkward applied struggled clumsy stilted forced

Often followed by

to in for under with and breathing on over

Word family

labor labors labour laboured labouring labours