labored
adjective/ˈleɪbəd/
/ˈleɪbərd/
(US English) (British English laboured)
- (of breathing) slow and taking a lot of effort
- Her breathing became more and more labored.
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- (of writing, speaking, etc.) not natural and seeming to take a lot of effort
- The movie looks labored and slow by today's standards.
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