labored
AdjectiveUS[ley-berd]/ˈleɪbɚd/2 syllables
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
La′bored adjective
1. Bearing marks of labor and effort; elaborately wrought; not easy or natural; as, labored poetry; a labored style.
2. appearing to require strong effort; as, labored breathing. Syn. — heavy, laboured.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: WordNet 1.5