different between cumbersome vs cumberground

English

Etymology

cumber (“hindrance”) +? -some.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?k?mb?s?m/

Adjective

cumbersome (comparative more cumbersome, superlative most cumbersome)

1. Burdensome or hindering, as a weight or drag; vexatious
2. Not easily managed or handled; awkward; clumsy.

   Cumbersome machines can endanger operators and slow down production.

3. Hard, difficult, demanding to handle or get around with.

   A slaves' work was as cumbersome as toiling on the fields, or in the mines.

4. Inert, lumbering, slow in movement

Synonyms

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Derived terms

• cumbersomely
• cumbersomeness

Synonyms

• cumbrous
• unwieldy

Translations

English

Alternative forms

• cumber-ground
• cumber ground

Etymology

cumber +? ground, in reference to the Bible, Luke 13:7.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?k?m.b?.??a?nd/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?k?m.b?.??a?nd/

Noun

cumberground (plural cumbergrounds)

1. (obsolete) Any totally worthless object or person; something that is just in the way.

Synonyms

• cumberworld

Related terms

• cumbersome
• cumbrous
• encumbrance

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