Laboured vs Clumsy - What's the difference?
laboured | clumsy | Synonyms |
(labour)
Of an action that is difficult to perform.
Of writing or speech or similar, stilted or not natural due to too much effort being used in the production.
awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
Not elegant or well-planned, lacking tact or subtlety
awkward or inefficient in use or construction, difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape
A person.
Laboured is a synonym of clumsy.
As adjectives the difference between laboured and clumsy
is that laboured is of an action that is difficult to perform while clumsy is awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous.As a verb laboured
is (labour).As a noun clumsy is
a person.laboured
English
Alternative forms
(mostly U.S. ): labored.Verb
(head)Adjective
(en adjective)- At the end of the marathon, her laboured breathing told us she was exhausted.
clumsy
English
Adjective
(er)- He's very clumsy . I wouldn't trust him with carrying the dishes.
- It is a clumsy solution, but it might work for now.
- What a clumsy joke...