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Labored vs Studied - What's the difference?

labored | studied | Related terms |

As verbs the difference between labored and studied

is that labored is past tense of labor while studied is past tense of study.

As adjectives the difference between labored and studied

is that labored is of an action that is difficult to perform while studied is practiced; self-conscious; careful.

labored

English

Alternative forms

(mostly British ): laboured.

Verb

(head)
  • (labor)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of an action that is difficult to perform.
    • At the end of the marathon, her labored breathing told us she was exhausted.

    Anagrams

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    studied

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (study)

    • Derived terms

    * studiedly * studiedness

    Adjective

    (head)
  • Practiced; self-conscious; careful.
  • *{{quote-book, year=1922, author=(Ben Travers), title=(A Cuckoo in the Nest)
    • , chapter=1 citation , passage=He read the letter aloud. Sophia listened with the studied air of one for whom, even in these days, a title possessed some surreptitious allurement.}}