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Webster 1913 Edition
cumbersome
cum′ber-some
(k[GREEK]m′b[GREEK]r-s[GREEK]m)
, Adj.
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 machineCum′ber-some-ly
, adv.
Cum′ber-some-ness
,Noun.
Webster 1828 Edition
Cumbersome
CUMBERSOME
,Adj.
1.
Troublesome; burdensome; embarrassing; vexatious; as cumbersome obedience.2.
Unwieldy; unmanageable not easily borne or managed; as a cumbersome load; a cumbersome machine.Definition 2024
cumbersome
cumbersome
English
Adjective
cumbersome (comparative more cumbersome, superlative most cumbersome)
- Burdensome or hindering, as a weight or drag; vexatious
- Not easily managed or handled; awkward.
- Cumbersome machines can endanger operators and slow down production.
- Hard, difficult, demanding to handle or get around with.
- A slaves' work was as cumbersome as toiling on the fields, or in the mines.
Synonyms
- See also Wikisaurus:difficult
Derived terms
Synonyms
Translations
burdensome or hindering, as a weight or drag; vexatious; cumbrous
not easily managed or handled; awkward
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hard, difficult, demanding to handle
inert, lumbering, slow in movement