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
cumbrous (comparative more cumbrous, superlative most cumbrous)
Unwieldy because of its weight; cumbersome.
(obsolete) Giving trouble; vexatious.
A cloud of combrous gnattes do him molest
Source: Wiktionary
Cum"brous (km"brs), a.
1. Rendering action or motion difficult or toilsome; serving to obstruct or hinder; burdensome; clogging. He sunk beneath the cumbrous weight. Swift. That cumbrousand unwieldy style which disfigures English composition so extensively. De Quincey.
2. Giving trouble; vexatious. [Obs.] A clud of cumbrous gnats. Spenser.
– Cum"brous*ly, adv.
– Cum"brous*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
11 April 2025
(noun) cheap paper made from wood pulp and used for printing newspapers; “they used bales of newspaper every day”
Decaffeinated coffee is not caffeine-free. Studies from the National Institute of Health (US) have shown that virtually all decaf coffee types contain caffeine. A 236-ml (8-oz) cup of decaf coffee contains up to 7 mg of caffeine, whereas a regular cup provided 70-140 mg.
