Also means
with difficulty
Usage Note
Faticosamente derives from faticoso ('tiring, laborious') and describes actions accomplished with great effort or struggle. It often carries a nuance of perseverance despite hardship: ha guadagnato faticosamente ogni centesimo ('he earned every cent laboriously'). It is a neutral-to-formal register word.
Examples
"Ha scalato la montagna faticosamente."
Natural Translation
He climbed the mountain laboriously.
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