/ Dictionary / Index L labored: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: la•bored Pronunciation: (lā'burd), [key] — adj. done or made with difficulty; heavy: labored breathing. exhibiting a great deal of effort; lacking grace, fluency, or spontaneity: a labored prose style. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: labored (Thesaurus) Labor Department laborer Related Content Daily Word Quiz: rustic Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language