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How do you spell Laborious?

Correct spelling

laborious

Remember LABOR + IOUS: hard work plus the -ious suffix

Why is laborious spelled this way?

From Latin laboriosus, toilsome. LABOR (work). Something laborious demands hard work — effort that taxes strength and patience alike.

Common misspellings of laborious

laboriuslabouriouslaborious

Example

The laborious task of cataloging thousands of books took the librarians several months to complete.

Frequently asked questions

How do you spell laborious?+

The correct spelling is "laborious". Remember LABOR + IOUS: hard work plus the -ious suffix

Is it laborius or laborious?+

The correct spelling is "laborious", not "laborius".

Other commonly misspelled words

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