cumbersome
1Cumbersome — Single by Seven Mary Three from the album American Standard Released …
2cumbersome — cum ber*some (k?m b?r s?m), a. 1. Burdensome or hindering, as a weight or drag; embarrassing; vexatious; cumbrous. [1913 Webster] To perform a cumbersome obedience. Sir. P. Sidney. [1913 Webster] 2. Not easily managed; as, a cumbersome… …
3cumbersome — index onerous, oppressive, ponderous Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
4cumbersome — (adj.) late 14c., from CUMBER (Cf. cumber) (v.) + SOME (Cf. some). Meaning unwieldy, hard to carry is from 1590s. Related: Cumbersomely; cumbersomeness …
5cumbersome — cumbersome, cumbrous ponderous, *heavy, weighty, hefty Analogous words: burdensome, *onerous: *awkward, clumsy: *irksome, wearisome, tiresome Contrasted words: compact, *close: * …
6cumbersome — [adj] clumsy, awkward bulky, burdensome, clunker, clunking, clunky, cumbrous, embarrassing, galumphing, heavy, hefty, incommodious, inconvenient, leaden, massive, oppressive, ponderous, tiresome, unhandy, unmanageable, unwieldy, wearisome,… …
7cumbersome — ► ADJECTIVE 1) difficult to carry or use through size; unwieldy. 2) slow or complicated and therefore inefficient. DERIVATIVES cumbersomely adverb cumbersomeness noun …
8cumbersome — [kum′bər səm] adj. hard to handle or deal with as because of size, weight, or many parts; burdensome; unwieldy; clumsy SYN. HEAVY cumbersomely adv. cumbersomeness n …
9cumbersome — [[t]kʌ̱mbə(r)səm[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED Something that is cumbersome is large and heavy and therefore difficult to carry, wear, or handle. Although the machine looks cumbersome, it is actually easy to use. ...muffled up in thick and cumbersome… …
10cumbersome — cum|ber|some [ˈkʌmbəsəm US bər ] adj [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: cumber to prevent from moving freely, load (14 20 centuries) (from encumber) + some] 1.) a process or system that is cumbersome is slow and difficult ▪ Doctors are complaining that… …
