laboured
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laboured — adj. 1. same as {labored}; British spelling [Chiefly British] Syn: graceless, labored, strained. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
laboured — (US labored) ► ADJECTIVE 1) done with great difficulty. 2) not spontaneous or fluent … English terms dictionary
laboured — [[t]le͟ɪbə(r)d[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED If someone s breathing is laboured, it is slow and seems to take a lot of effort. From his slow walk and laboured breathing, Ginny realized he was far from well. 2) ADJ GRADED If something such as someone s… … English dictionary
laboured — la|boured BrE labored AmE [ˈleıbəd US bərd] adj 1.) if someone s breathing is laboured, it is difficult for them to breathe 2.) if writing or speaking is laboured, it takes a lot of effort and is not good ▪ Some of the episodes are very laboured … Dictionary of contemporary English
laboured — adjective 1) laboured breathing Syn: strained, difficult, forced, laborious 2) a rather laboured joke Syn: contrived, strained, forced, unconvincing, unnatural, artificial, overdone … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
laboured — UK [ˈleɪbə(r)d] / US [ˈleɪbərd] adjective 1) speaking, writing, or performing in a way that is not natural or interesting because it seems as though you are making too much effort A lot of the jokes were rather laboured, I thought. 2) if someone… … English dictionary
laboured — [ˈleɪbəd] adj 1) if someone s breathing is laboured, they are breathing with difficulty 2) not natural because of being done with too much effort laboured jokes[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
laboured — adj. Laboured/labored is used with these nouns: ↑breathing … Collocations dictionary
laboured — BrE labored AmE adjective showing signs of effort and difficulty: laboured breathing … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
laboured — la·boured || leɪbÉ™(r)d adj. done with difficulty, heavy (as of breathing); forced, constrained; artificial, unnatural la·bour || leɪbÉ™(r) n. work, toil; craft; entire body of workers; status of workers; work force; contractions of… … English contemporary dictionary
