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laboriously - definition and meaning
Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
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adverb expenditure of effort, in a manner requiring much labor .
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adverb
Etymologies
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laborious + -ly
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The assumption of impartiality was certainly relied upon by no less than the vacuous Shane Richmond who, in laboriously explaining to us how he chose a photograph of the Qana incident to illustrate the Daily Hezbolagraph website, showed us the picture on the right.
Lights, Camera, Action! Richard 2006
Several weeks later Priscilla was engaged in laboriously turning the minutes of the last meeting into grammatical German, and as she closed the dictionary and grammar with a sigh of relief, she remarked to Patty: Do you know, it 's very queer about that Kate Ferris.
When Patty Went to College 1903
" He said her name laboriously , as if he were coaxing a lone low note from his saxophone bell.
Skinny Legs and All Robbins, Tom 1990
He says the board meets "laboriously " with the SEC over the PCAOB budget, rules, and disciplinary actions.
NPR Topics: News 2009
He says the board meets "laboriously " with the SEC over the PCAOB budget, rules and disciplinary actions.
NPR Topics: News 2009
He says the board meets "laboriously " with the SEC over the PCAOB budget, rules and disciplinary actions.
NPR Topics: News 2009
He says the board meets "laboriously " with the SEC over the PCAOB budget, rules and disciplinary actions.
NPR Topics: News 2009
He paused impotently, cast an appealing glance at Malemute Kid, then laboriously placed the twenty pines, end on end, by sign language.
The White Silence 2010
In a primary scene, a menial Speed wittily (and laboriously ) explains to his fervent nonetheless lifeless master Valentinus which a pleasing Silvia avoids essay adore letters to Val which competence embarrass her if they were discovered; nonetheless she returns Val's adore letters to her to a fervent lover, saying they have been for him.
Philadelphia Reflections: Shakspere Society of Philadelphia admin 2009
In a primary scene, a menial Speed wittily (and laboriously ) explains to his fervent nonetheless lifeless master Valentinus which a pleasing Silvia avoids essay adore letters to Val which competence embarrass her if they were discovered; nonetheless she returns Val's adore letters to her to a fervent lover, saying they have been for him.
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