drudgingly
In laborious fashion
In a laborious, reluctant manner—doing tedious work without enthusiasm.
The word suggests weary persistence through unpleasant tasks: She drudgingly sorted through years of old receipts.
Rarely used; grudgingly or reluctantly usually serve better.
Requiring strenuous effort
- painstakingExtremely careful and thorough
- ploddingMoving slowly, heavily
- sloggingEffortful, weary progress
- grindingMolar action sometimes
wearisome · burdensome · effortful · sluggishly · heavily · laboriously · grudgingly · reluctantly
In unvarying repetition
- repetitivelyIn a recurring manner
- boringlyIn an uninteresting manner
- drearilyIn a bleak manner
- tiresomelyIn an exhausting manner
unvaryingly · routinely · mindlessly · numbingly · joylessly · lifelessly · uninspiredly · dully
In exhausted manner
- fatiguinglyIn a tiring manner
- taxinglyIn a burdensome manner
- strenuouslyWith vigorous effort
- arduousDemanding strenuous effort
gruelingly · demandingly · tirelessly · painfully · backbreakingly
toilsome
Requiring strenuous effort
- painstakingExtremely careful and thorough
- ploddingMoving slowly, heavily
- sloggingEffortful, weary progress
grinding · wearisome · burdensome · effortful · sluggishly · heavily · laboriously · grudgingly · reluctantly · unwillingly
monotonously
In unvarying repetition
- repetitivelyIn a recurring manner
- boringlyIn an uninteresting manner
- drearilyIn a bleak manner
tiresomely · unvaryingly · routinely · mindlessly · numbingly · joylessly · lifelessly · uninspiredly · dully · flatly
wearily
In exhausted manner
- fatiguinglyIn a tiring manner
- taxinglyIn a burdensome manner
- strenuouslyWith vigorous effort
arduous · gruelingly · demandingly · tirelessly · painfully · backbreakingly
drudginglyeagerly
With keen enthusiasm
enthusiastically · willingly · gladly · happily · cheerfully