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laboriously
This term emphasizes the grueling nature of a task, blending the concept of hard physical or mental effort with a sense of slow, painstaking progress. It often carries a connotation of tediousness, suggesting that the process is not only difficult but also exhausting or monotonous.
Compared to "strenuously," which focuses on the intensity of energy exerted, "laboriously" highlights the duration and the methodical, often reluctant, pace of the work. It is typically used in formal or literary contexts to describe academic research, manual craftsmanship, or the slow recovery from an illness.
Meanings
Examples
The monks laboriously copied the ancient manuscripts by hand.
I have to laboriously enter all this data into the spreadsheet.
The climber laboriously hauled himself up the steep cliff face.
He laboriously explained the complex theory to the students.
The dwarf laboriously carved the runes into the stone wall.
She laboriously scrubbed the floors until they sparkled.
I can see how he is laboriously trying to find the right words.
The researchers laboriously sifted through thousands of pages of archives.