effortful

ef·fort·ful

adj \-fərt-fəl\

Definition of EFFORTFUL

: showing or requiring effort

— ef·fort·ful·ly \-fə-lē\ adverb

— ef·fort·ful·ness \-fəl-nəs\ noun

Examples of EFFORTFUL

1. <the book's abstruse subject matter and dense prose make for effortful reading>

First Known Use of EFFORTFUL

circa 1895

Related to EFFORTFUL

Synonyms: arduous, Augean, backbreaking, challenging, demanding, difficult, hard, exacting, formidable, grueling (or gruelling), heavy, hellacious, herculean, killer, laborious, moiling, murderous, pick-and-shovel, rigorous, rough, rugged, severe, stiff, strenuous, sweaty, tall, testing, toilsome, tough, uphill

Antonyms: cheap, easy, effortless, facile, light, mindless, simple, soft, undemanding

Related Words: abstract, abstruse, complex, complicated, elusive, hairy, insoluble, intricate, involved, knotty, opaque, problematic (also problematical), recondite, serious, spiny, stubborn, thorny, ticklish, tricky; bruising, burdensome, exhausting, labored, onerous, oppressive, stressful, taxing, tight, trying; annoying, bothersome, distressing, irksome, troublesome, vexatious; grievous, grim, strict, stringent; brutal, cruel, inhuman, painful

Near Antonyms: achievable, clear, doable, elementary, manageable, uncomplicated; comforting, gentle, painless, relaxed, smooth, soothing; accessible, friendly, idiotproof, user-friendly

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