labor-intensive en · ADJ
Etymology
From labor + intensive. Compare work-intensive.
Meanings
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(US) Requiring a great deal of work, especially physical and manual effort versus capital.
Picking beans is a very labor-intensive activity, there's no machine made that can do it.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most labor-intensive | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more labor-intensive | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| labour-intensive | alternative | lexicographic |
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Translations (16)
id padat karya (requiring a great deal of work) · ru трудоёмкий (requiring a great deal of work) · da arbejdskraftintensiv (requiring a great deal of work) · pl pracochłonny (requiring a great deal of work) · el εντάσεως εργασίας (requiring a great deal of work) · uk трудомістки́й (requiring a great deal of work) · nl arbeidsintensief (requiring a great deal of work) · ms intensif buruh (requiring a great deal of work) · el έντασης εργασίας (requiring a great deal of work) · sv arbetsintensiv (requiring a great deal of work) · fi työintensiivinen (requiring a great deal of work) · da arbejdsintensiv (requiring a great deal of work) · cmn 勞動密集型 /劳动密集型 (requiring a great deal of work) · be працаёмкі (requiring a great deal of work) · de arbeitsintensiv (requiring a great deal of work) · hu munkaigényes (requiring a great deal of work)