adverb
- in a way that requires or involves hard work and effort; with difficulty and persistence
Usage: chiefly British spelling (American: laboriously)
Examples
- She labouriously climbed the steep mountain path, stopping frequently to rest.
- The student labouriously worked through the complex math problem step by step.
- He labouriously restored the antique furniture over several months.
- The team labouriously gathered data for their research project.
- She labouriously typed out the entire document by hand.
- The construction workers labouriously moved heavy materials across the site.