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Expressive of strenuous effort. / Of writing or speech or similar, stilted or not natural due to too much effort being used in the production.

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laboured

Source Word

laboured

IPA(Pronunciation)

Adjective

Japanese Meaning

努力が露骨に感じられる、または作為的で不自然な表現や文章 / ぎこちなく、無理に作られた印象を与える

Her breath was laboured as she climbed the steep staircase.

彼女は急な階段を上るとき、息が荒かった。

Sense（1）

Expressive of strenuous effort.

At the end of the marathon, her laboured breathing told us she was exhausted.

Sense（2）

more laboured

（ comparative ）

most laboured

（ superlative ）