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Showing obvious effort or strain instead of ease or naturalness.
adjective
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labored
The labored joke interrupted an otherwise lively conversation.
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In another recording, Tessa read an announcement in a monotone, keeping almost the same pitch from beginning to end. The wording sounded stilted because ordinary invitations had been replaced with unnaturally formal phrases. Her attempt to fit a long sentence into one breath also made the delivery labored.
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