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Answer for the clue "The quality of requiring extended effort ", 13 letters:
laboriousness

Word definitions for laboriousness in dictionaries

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. the quality of requiring extended effort [syn: operoseness , toilsomeness ]

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The condition of being laborious.

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Laborious \La*bo"ri*ous\, a. [L. laboriosus, fr. labor labor: cf. F. laborieux.] Requiring labor, perseverance, or sacrifices; toilsome; tiresome. Dost thou love watchings, abstinence, or toil, Laborious virtues all? Learn these from Cato. --Addison. Devoted ...