Labouredly

Part of speech: adverb

Definitions

1. In a way that shows substantial effort or exertion is needed
2. Done in a manner that requires considerable physical or mental work or strain
3. Performed with slow, heavy, or strenuous effort, indicating it is not easy or smooth

Etymology: "Labouredly" is a straightforward formation: the adjective "laboured," meaning strained or effortful, with the suffix "-ly" attached to turn it into an adverb meaning "in a laboured manner." The adjective itself comes from "labour," which has a long path into English, but the adverb adds nothing new to that history beyond the suffix. The suffix is the more interesting part. The "-ly" ending descends from an Old English "-līce," which was itself a form of the noun "līc," meaning "body" or "form," so an adverb like this once carried the sense of "in the body or shape of" something. Over centuries that old noun faded away while the ending survived, shortening through Middle English "-ly" into the form used in modern English.

Synonyms: strenuously, ardently

Antonyms: easily, effortlessly