Meaning
laborious; hard-working
- requiring much time, patience, and effort; painstaking
- diligent, hard-working, and industrious (of a person)
In a sentence
La preparazione del documento è stata lunga e laboriosa.
The preparation of the document was long and laborious.
È un artigiano molto laborioso e preciso nel suo lavoro.
He is a very hard-working and meticulous craftsman in his work.
Il restauro del dipinto richiede un processo laborioso.
The restoration of the painting requires a painstaking process.
Word forms (4)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| laborioso | masculine · singular |
| laboriosa | feminine · singular |
| laboriosi | masculine · plural |
| laboriose | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Used for both tasks ('un lavoro laborioso' = laborious) and people ('gente laboriosa' = hard-working people).