cumbersome

cum·ber·some  (kmbr-sm)

adj.

1. Difficult to handle because of weight or bulk. See Synonyms at heavy.

2. Troublesome or onerous.

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cumber·some·ly adv.

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cumbersome [ˈkʌmbəsəm], cumbrous [ˈkʌmbrəs]

adj

1. awkward because of size, weight, or shape cumbersome baggage

2. difficult because of extent or complexity cumbersome accounts

[cumber, short for encumber + -some¹]

cumbersomely , cumbrously adv

cumbersomeness , cumbrousness n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	cumbersome - difficult to handle or use especially because of size or weight; "a cumbersome piece of machinery"; "cumbrous protective clothing" cumbrous unmanageable, unwieldy - difficult to use or handle or manage because of size or weight or shape; "we set about towing the unwieldy structure into the shelter"; "almost dropped the unwieldy parcel"
	2.	cumbersome - 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?" ill-chosen, inapt, inept, clumsy, awkward infelicitous - not appropriate in application; defective; "an infelicitous remark"; "infelicitous phrasing"; "the infelicitous typesetting was due to illegible copy"

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cumbersome

adjective

1. awkward, heavy, hefty (informal), clumsy, bulky, weighty, impractical, inconvenient, burdensome, unmanageable, clunky (informal), cumbrous Although the machine looks cumbersome, it is easy to use.
awkward practical, compact, convenient, handy, easy to use, manageable, wieldy

2. inefficient, unwieldy, badly organized an old and cumbersome computer system
inefficient efficient, serviceable

Translations

cumbersome [ˈkʌmbəsəm] cumbrous [ˈkʌmbrəs] ADJ (= bulky) → voluminoso, de mucho bulto; (= awkward) → incómodo
he was muffled in thick and cumbersome clothing → las abultadas ropas de abrigo casi le tapaban la cara
the machine was slow and cumbersome to use → la máquina resultaba lenta y aparatosa or lenta e incómoda(de manejar)
cumbersome administrative procedures → procedimientos mpl administrativos engorrosos

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cumbersome [ˈkʌmbə^rsəm] adj

(physically) [object] → encombrant(e)

[process, system, bureaucracy] → lourd(e)

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cumbersome

adj clothing, coat → (be)hinderlich; spacesuit, movements, gesture, style, piece of music → schwerfällig; vehicle → unhandlich (inf), → schwer zu manövrieren; suitcases, parcels → sperrig, unhandlich; procedure, regulations → beschwerlich, mühselig; it’s so cumbersome having to wear all this heavy clothing → es ist so lästig, dass man alle diese schweren Kleidungsstücke tragen muss

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cumbersome [ˈkʌmbəsəm] adj → ingombrante

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cumbersome [ˈkʌmbəsəm] adj → ingombrante

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cumbersome

adj cumbersome [ˈkambəsəm]

(of things) heavy and clumsy a cumbersome piece of furniture. lomp, swaar مُربِك، ثَقيل ومُتْعِب тежък těžkopádný uhåndterlig; tung lästig ογκώδης, άβολος voluminoso kobakas دست و پا گیر؛ سخت کاربرد kömpelö encombrant מְסוּרְבָּל बेढंगा nezgrapan ormótlan umbang þungur í vöfum; óþjáll ingombrante じゃまな 부담되는, 성가신 gremėzdiškas neērts; traucējošs menyusahkan log tung og besværlig, uhåndterlig nieporęczny pesadão greoi громоздкий ťažkopádny neroden kabast tung, klumpig, ohanterlig อุ้ยอ้าย; เทอะทะ hantal, kaba 笨重的 незграбний, нескладний بوجهل، بهارى، بهدا cồng kềnh 笨重的