laboured
[adjective]
Synonyms: forced, awkward, difficult, heavy, stiff, strained

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la‧boured AC British English, labored American English /ˈleɪbəd $ -bərd/ adjective

1. if someone’s breathing is laboured, it is difficult for them to breathe

2. if writing or speaking is laboured, it takes a lot of effort and is not good:
Some of the episodes are very laboured.

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