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laboured en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈleɪ.bɚd/ (General-American)
• /ˈleɪ.bəd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (US) audio

Meanings

1. (UK) Expressive of strenuous effort.
   • At Par, 150207 is the unit for the 1416 to Newquay. It is quite tatty and lacks tables - but does have plug sockets. It sounds laboured as it leaves, and while it sounds like it's struggling as it tackles Luxulyan, it's not losing time. 2026 January 7, 'Mystery Shopper', “Cornish cream - without the jams?”, in RAIL, number 1052, page 48:
   • At the end of the marathon, her laboured breathing told us she was exhausted.
2. (UK, figuratively) Of writing or speech or similar, stilted or not natural due to too much effort being used in the production.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
most laboured	Degree=Sup		lexicographic
labored		alternative	lexicographic
more laboured	Degree=Cmp		lexicographic

Deriveds

labouredly · unlaboured

laboured en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ˈleɪ.bɚd/ (General-American)
• /ˈleɪ.bəd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (US) audio

Meanings

1. (form-of, participle, past) simple past and past participle of labour
   form of labour

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
labored		alternative	lexicographic

Translations (3)

bg тежък (Expressive of strenuous effort) · bg труден (Expressive of strenuous effort) · nl moeizaam (Expressive of strenuous effort)