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effortful

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ef⋅fort⋅ful

  [ef-ert-fuhl]
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–adjective
marked by effort or exertion; labored.
Origin:
1895–1900; effort + -ful

Related forms:
ef⋅fort⋅ful⋅ly, adverb
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ef·fort   (ěf'ərt)   
n.  

  1. The use of physical or mental energy to do something; exertion.

  2. A difficult exertion of the strength or will: It was an effort to get up.

  3. A usually earnest attempt: Make an effort to arrive promptly.

  4. Something done or produced through exertion; an achievement: a play that was his finest effort.

  5. Physics Force applied against inertia.


[Middle English, from Old French esfort, from esforcier, to force, exert, from Medieval Latin exfortiāre : Latin ex-, ex- + Latin fortis, strong; see bhergh-2 in Indo-European roots.]
ef'fort·ful adj., ef'fort·ful·ly adv.
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