adj. lacking natural ease; "a labored style of debating"

adj. requiring or showing effort; "heavy breathing"; "the subject made for labored reading"

adj. fragmentary or halting from emotional strain; "uttered a few halting words of sorrow"

adj. weighing heavily on the spirit; causing anxiety or worry; "weighty problems"

adj. hard to endure; "fell upon trying times"

adj. causing irritation or annoyance; "tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork"; "aircraft noise is particularly bothersome near the airport"; "found it galling to have to ask permission"; "an irritating delay"; "nettlesome paperwork"; "a pesky mosquito"; "swarms of pestering gnats"; "a plaguey newfangled safety catch"; "a teasing and persistent thought annoyed him"; "a vexatious child"; "it is vexing to have to admit you are wrong"

adj. (of behavior) rustic and uncouth; "the agrestic behavior of a country boy"

adj. lacking grace in movement or posture; "a gawky lad with long ungainly legs"; "clumsy fingers"; "what an ungainly creature a giraffe is"; "heaved his unwieldy figure out of his chair"

adj. lacking ease or grace; "the actor's performance was wooden"; "a wooden smile"

adj. resulting in punishment; "the king imposed a punishing tax"

adj. requiring much effort and trouble; "the mountain climb was long, steep, and difficult"

adj. producing exhaustion; "an exhausting march"; "the visit was especially wearing"

adj. (of movement) slow and laborious; "leaden steps"