16
laborious(adjective, time, labour, spending, slow)
15
tedious(adjective, characteristic, dull, time, heavy)
14
taking considerable time(time, expression, labour, length, spending)
13
time-taking(time, adjective, labour, spending, characteristic)
9
demanding(time, adjective, labour, spending, length)
9
hard(adjective, time, labour, spending)
9
troublesome(time, adjective, labour, spending, length)
9
wasteful(time, adjective, labour, spending, length)
8
considerable(time, adjective, labour, spending, length)
8
cumbersome(adjective, time, labour, spending)
8
intensive(adjective, time, work, tension, labour)
8
involved(adjective, time, labour, spending)
8
job-laden(adjective, time, work, tension, labour)
8
labor-consuming(adjective, time, labour, spending)
8
labor-intensive(adjective, time, work, tension, labour)
8
labor intensive(expression, time, labour, spending)
8
laborintensive(adjective, time, labour, spending)
8
labour-consuming(time, adjective, labour, spending, length)
8
labour-intensive(time, adjective, labour, spending, length)
8
labour consuming(expression, time, labour, spending)
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