The difference between Laborious and Painful
When used as adjectives, laborious means requiring much physical effort, whereas painful means causing pain or distress, either physical or mental.
check bellow for the other definitions of Laborious and Painful
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Laborious as an adjective:
Requiring much physical effort; toilsome.
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Laborious as an adjective:
Mentally difficult; painstaking.
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Laborious as an adjective:
Industrious.
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Painful as an adjective:
Causing pain or distress, either physical or mental.
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Painful as an adjective:
Afflicted or suffering with pain (of a body part or, formerly, of a person).
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Painful as an adjective:
Requiring effort or labor; difficult, laborious.
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Painful as an adjective (now, _, rare):
Painstaking; careful; industrious.
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Painful as an adjective (informal):
Very bad, poor.
Examples:
"His violin playing is painful."