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ARDUOUSLY
[ahr-joo-uhs or, especially Brit., ahr-dyoo-] 
| Main Entry: |
arduously
[ahr-joo-uhs or, especially Brit., ahr-dyoo-]
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| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | hard |
| Synonyms: | burdensomely, difficultly, exhaustingly, heavily, laboriously, onerously, troublesomely |
| Main Entry: | by hand |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | manually |
| Synonyms: | arduously, laboriously, strenuously, the hard way, tooth and nail |
| Main Entry: | hard |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | with difficulty |
| Synonyms: | agonizingly, arduously, awkwardly, badly, burdensomely, carefully, cumbersomely, cumbrously, distressingly, exhaustingly, gruelingly, hardly, harshly, inconveniently, laboriously, painfully, ponderously, roughly, severely, strenuously, tiredly, toilsomely, unwieldily, vigorously, with great effort |
| Antonyms: | easily, moderately |
| Main Entry: | mightily |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | forcefully |
| Synonyms: | arduously, energetically, forcibly, hard, hardly, laboriously, lustily, might and main, powerfully, strenuously, strongly, vigorously, with all one's strength |
| Antonyms: | weakly |
| Main Entry: | laboriously |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | strenuously |
| Synonyms: | arduously, energetically, hard, painfully, resolutely, tiresomely, vigorously |
| Main Entry: | difficultly |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | hard |
| Synonyms: | arduously, laboriously, rigorously, strenuously |
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