Labored (Adjective)
Meaning 1
Requiring or showing effort; "heavy breathing"; "the subject made for labored reading".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- Her labored breathing was a sign of the difficulties she faced in completing the marathon.
- The athlete's movements appeared labored as he struggled with the intense training session.
- After weeks of recovery, the patient's labored gait slowly began to improve with each passing day.
- The labored attempts at a joke fell flat, and the audience was left in uncomfortable silence.
- The script's labored dialogue made it difficult for the actors to deliver their lines convincingly.
Synonyms
Meaning 2
Lacking natural ease; "a labored style of debating".
Classification
All adjective clusters.