Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective requiring great physical effort. Opposite of
effortless .
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- adjective Requiring or showing
effort .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective requiring great physical effort
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Examples
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Research is cited that supposedly shows that readers are vulnerable to a kind of cognitive incaution and "must engage in effortful processing to disbelieve the information they encounter in literary narratives."
Self-Protection 2009
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Research is cited that supposedly shows that readers are vulnerable to a kind of cognitive incaution and "must engage in effortful processing to disbelieve the information they encounter in literary narratives."
Saying Something 2010
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Research is cited that supposedly shows that readers are vulnerable to a kind of cognitive incaution and "must engage in effortful processing to disbelieve the information they encounter in literary narratives."
November 2009 2009
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Researchers found that supportive co-parenting helped children who have difficulty regulating their behavior and attention levels - what researchers call effortful control.
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Constant interruptions from cell calls, email and texts erode a part of the executive attention function in your brain, called effortful control, which regulates impulse control.
Joe Robinson: Is Email Making You Stupid? Joe Robinson 2010
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Constant interruptions from cell calls, email and texts erode a part of the executive attention function in your brain, called effortful control, which regulates impulse control.
Joe Robinson: Is Email Making You Stupid? Joe Robinson 2010
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The study led by Ohio State University has found that cooperative co-parenting helped children who have difficulty regulating their behaviour and attention levels - what researchers have dubbed effortful control.
The Times of India 2009
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Can educators find ways to encourage students to engage in the kind of effortful study that will improve their reading and math skills?
Archive 2006-08-01 M-mv 2006
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Can educators find ways to encourage students to engage in the kind of effortful study that will improve their reading and math skills?
"Effortful study" M-mv 2006
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Particularly, creative individuals had difficulty suppressing the precuneus area of their default network while engaging in the more effortful working memory task.
blafferty commented on the word effortful
For some reason, I can't believe this is a real word.
June 4, 2011
rolig commented on the word effortful
You just have to try real hard, blaff.
June 4, 2011
blafferty commented on the word effortful
*wishes it were effortless*
June 4, 2011