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Discover LudwigThe word 'labor-intensive' is correct and commonly used in written English
It is typically used to describe tasks or industries that require a significant amount of manual or physical labor. Example: The manufacturing process for these handmade rugs is quite labor-intensive, with each piece requiring several hours to complete by skilled artisans.
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Labor-intensive
adjective
Requiring a great deal of work, especially physical and manual effort versus capital.
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Exact(35)
And wickedly labor-intensive.
"It's more labor-intensive".
"They're pretty labor-intensive".
The harvest was labor-intensive.
These operations are labor-intensive.
"It's very labor-intensive.
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"But it is labor intensive.
And it's labor intensive.
Very labor intensive stuff.
Maintaining that edge was labor intensive.
"It's very labor intensive," he said.
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