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Webster 1913 Edition
Laborious
La-bo′ri-ous
,Adj.
[L.
laboriosus
, fr. labor
labor: cf. F. laborieux
.] 1.
Requiring labor, perseverance, or sacrifices; toilsome; tiresome.
Dost thou love watchings, abstinence, or toil,
Laborious
virtues all? Learn these from Cato. Addison.
2.
Devoted to labor; diligent; industrious;
– as, a
. laborious
mechanicLa-bo′ri-ous-ly
, adv.
La-bo′ri-ous-ness
, Noun.
Webster 1828 Edition
Laborious
LABO'RIOUS
,Adj.
1.
Using exertion; employing labor; diligent in work or service; assiduous; used of persons; as a laborious husbandman or mechanic; a laborious minister or pastor.2.
Requiring labor; toilsome; tiresome; not easy; as laborious duties or services.3.
Requiring labor, exertion, perseverance or sacrifices.Dost thou love watchings, abstinence or toil, laborious virtues all? Learn these from Cato.