effortful
marked by effort or exertion; labored.
Origin of effortful
1Other words from effortful
- ef·fort·ful·ly, adverb
Words Nearby effortful
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How to use effortful in a sentence
Dyer on a bad day is still more profound, and more polished, than most writers at their effortful best.
Geoff Dyer at Sea: Unmoored but on Target | Melissa Holbrook Pierson | May 21, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe techniques that Foer describes are as effortful as they are old.
Doctor Hoff blinked more rapidly and moistened his lips with an effortful tongue.
Average Jones | Samuel Hopkins Adams"It's rather less than your customary one, I'm afraid," said the Tyro, with an effortful smile.
Little Miss Grouch | Samuel Hopkins AdamsWith all studies in general, history shares in training perceptive, associative, and effortful activities.
College Teaching | Paul Klapper
The personality seemed very intense, and spoke in effortful whispers.
The Unpopular Review Vol. I | VariousBut barely had she entered the tinted atmosphere when her movements became awkward and convulsive, effortful and excited.
The Red Dust | Murray Leinster
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