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   laboured

   /ˈleɪbəd/

   adjective

   • 1. done with great effort and difficulty: "his breathing was laboured" Similar straineddifficultforcedlaboriousheavyawkwardOpposite easy
   • ▪ (especially of humour or a performance) not spontaneous or fluent: "one of Alan's laboured jokes" Similar contrivedstiffstrainedstiltedforcedunnaturalartificialmanneredstudiedaffectedoverdoneoverworkedheavyponderousover-elaborateover-embellishedlong-windedawkwardclumsyinelegantturgidlaboriousoverwroughtnot spontaneousunconvincingconvolutedcomplexintricateornateelaborateprolixOpposite natural

   Scrabble Points: 11

   • L

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   • A

     1

   • B

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   • O

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   • U

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   • R

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   • E

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   • D

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