labor-intensive
English
editAlternative forms
edit- labour-intensive (UK)
Etymology
editFrom labor + intensive. Compare work-intensive.
Adjective
editlabor-intensive (comparative more labor-intensive, superlative most labor-intensive)
- (American spelling) Requiring a great deal of work, especially physical and manual effort versus capital.
- Picking beans is a very labor-intensive activity, there's no machine made that can do it.
Synonyms
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editTranslations
editrequiring a great deal of work
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References
edit- “labor-intensive”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.