About The Word Cumbersome
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Cumbersome
Cumbersome Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Cumbersome?
[adj] not elegant or graceful in expression; "an awkward prose style"; "a clumsy apology"; "his cumbersome writing style"; "if the rumor is true, can anything be more inept than to repeat it now?"
[adj] difficult to handle or use especially because of size or weight; "a cumbersome piece of machinery"; "cumbrous protective clothing" Synonyms | Synonyms for Cumbersome: awkward | clumsy | cumbrous | ill-chosen | inapt | inept | infelicitous | unmanageable | unwieldy Related Terms | Find terms related to Cumbersome: all thumbs | awkward | blunderheaded | blundering | boorish | bulky | bumbling | bungling | burdensome | butterfingered | careless | clownish | clumsy | clumsy-fisted | contrary | crosswise | cumbrous | elephantine | encumbering | fingers all thumbs | fumbling | gauche | gawkish | gawky | graceless | ham-fisted | ham-handed | hampering | heavy-handed | hulking | hulky | impedimental | impeding | impeditive | impractical | inconvenient | incumbent | inelegant | irksome | left-hand | left-handed | loutish | lubberly | lumbering | lumpish | lumpy | maladroit | massive | massy | oafish | onerous | oppressive | perverse | ponderous | sloppy | stiff | superincumbent | tiresome | uncouth | ungainly | ungraceful | unhandy | unmanageable | unwieldy | wearisome See Also | Cumbersome In Webster's Dictionary \Cum"ber*some\ (k?m"b?r-s?m), a.
1. Burdensome or hindering, as a weight or drag;
embarrassing; vexatious; cumbrous.
To perform a cumbersome obedience. --Sir. P.
Sidney.
2. Not easily managed; as, a cumbersome contrivance or
machine.
He holds them in utter contempt, as lumbering,
cumbersome, circuitous. --I. Taylor.
-- {Cum"ber*some*ly}, adv. -- {Cum"ber*some*ness},n.
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