See Also: laborous(dictionary)

graphic (oh) and laborous (iou)


graphic (oh)



[Date: 1700-1800; Language: Latin; Origin: graphicus, from Greek graphikos, from graphein; -GRAPHY]
a graphic account or description of an event is very clear and gives a lot of details, especially unpleasant ones
-synonym vivid vivid
::a graphic account of her unhappy childhood
::His illness is described in graphic detail .
[only before noun] connected with or including drawing, printing, or designing
::a graphic artist
::the graphic arts

laborous (iou)



laborous adjective. LME.
[formed as LABORIOUS: see -OUS.]
= LABORIOUS 1, 2, 3. LME-L18.
= LABOURING ppl adjective. Scot. M16.