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cumbersome

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

  • See also Thesaurus:difficult

Derived terms

  • cumbersomely
  • cumbersomeness

Synonyms

  • cumbrous
  • unwieldy

Translations

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