CUMBERSOME

awkward, clumsy, cumbersome, inapt, inept, ill-chosen

(adjective) 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?”

cumbersome, cumbrous

(adjective) difficult to handle or use especially because of size or weight; “a cumbersome piece of machinery”; “cumbrous protective clothing”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

cumbersome (comparative more cumbersome, superlative most cumbersome)

Burdensome or hindering, as a weight or drag; vexatious

Not easily managed or handled; awkward; clumsy.

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

Inert, lumbering, slow in movement

Synonyms

• See also difficult

Synonyms

• cumbrous

• unwieldy

Source: Wiktionary


Cum"ber*some (k, 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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