CUMBROUSLY

Etymology

Adverb

cumbrously (comparative more cumbrously, superlative most cumbrously)

In a cumbrous manner.

Source: Wiktionary


CUMBROUS

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



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