plodding

Example:Their laborious climb up the mountain was filled with plodding and perseverance.

Definition:Requiring effort; hard to do or perform; tedious.

Example:She found the toilsome task of sorting through old documents to be boring and plodding.

Definition:Requiring great effort; laborious; heavy or difficult to perform.

Example:The tortuous negotiations plodding towards a resolution have been marked by many setbacks.

Definition:Having many twists and turns; complex and indirect; circuitous.