La*bo"ri*ous (?), a. [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 mechanic.
-- La*bo"ri*ous*ly, adv. -- La*bo"ri*ous*ness, n.
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