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cumbrous
English
Etymology
cumber +? -ous
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?k?mb??s/
Adjective
cumbrous (comparative more cumbrous, superlative most cumbrous)
- Unwieldy because of its weight; cumbersome.
- 1727, Jonathan Swift, Desire and Possession
- He sunk beneath the cumbrous weight.
- 1840, Thomas De Quincey, Style (published in Blackwood's Magazine)
- that cumbrous and unwieldy style which disfigures English composition so extensively
- 1727, Jonathan Swift, Desire and Possession
- (obsolete) Giving trouble; vexatious.
References
- “cumbrous”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
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cumberground
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)
- (obsolete) Any totally worthless object or person; something that is just in the way.
Synonyms
- cumberworld
Related terms
- cumbersome
- cumbrous
- encumbrance
Translations
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