different between laborious vs workful

laborious

English

Alternative forms

  • labourious (obsolete)
  • laborous (obsolete)
  • labourous (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old French laborios, from Latin laboriosus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /l??b???i?s/
  • Rhymes: -???i?s

Adjective

laborious (comparative more laborious, superlative most laborious)

  1. Requiring much physical effort; toilsome.
  2. Mentally difficult; painstaking.
  3. Industrious.

Synonyms

  • (requiring effort): painstaking, toilsome, worksome

Derived terms

  • laboriously

Related terms

  • labor, labour

Translations

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workful

English

Etymology

From Middle English workvol, from Old English weorcful (active, industrious), equivalent to work +? -ful.

Adjective

workful (comparative more workful, superlative most workful)

  1. (rare) Full of activity or work; laborious; industrious.

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