laborieux

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin labōriōsus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /la.bɔ.ʁjø/

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Adjective

laborieux (feminine laborieuse, masculine plural laborieux, feminine plural laborieuses)

1. laborious, painstaking

   Near-synonym: poussif

Derived terms

• laborieusement

Further reading

• “laborieux”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.