effortful

effortful
effortful effortful adj. 1. requiring great physical effort. Opposite of {effortless}. [Narrower terms: {arduous, backbreaking, back-breaking, grueling, gruelling, hard, heavy, laborious, labourious, punishing, slavish, strenuous, toilsome}; {exhausting, tiring, wearing, wearying}] Also See: {difficult}, {hard}. [WordNet 1.5]

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  • effortful — ef·fort·ful …   English syllables

  • effortful — ef•fort•ful [[t]ˈɛf ərt fəl[/t]] adj. marked by effort or exertion; labored • Etymology: 1895–1900 ef′fort•ful•ly, adv …   From formal English to slang

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