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cumbersome

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cum·ber·some  (kmbr-sm)
adj.
1. Difficult to handle because of weight or bulk. See Synonyms at heavy.
2. Troublesome or onerous.

cumber·some·ly adv.

cumbersome or cumbrous
Adjective
1. awkward because of size or shape
2. difficult because of complexity: the cumbersome appeals procedure
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.cumbersome - difficult to handle or use especially because of size or weight; "a cumbersome piece of machinery"; "cumbrous protective clothing"
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?"
infelicitous - not appropriate in application; defective; "an infelicitous remark"; "infelicitous phrasing"; "the infelicitous typesetting was due to illegible copy"

cumbersome
adjective 1. awkward, heavy, hefty (informal) clumsy, bulky, weighty, impractical, inconvenient, burdensome, unmanageable, clunky (informal) << OPPOSITE easy to use
adjective 2. inefficient, unwieldy, badly organized << OPPOSITE efficient
Translations
Spanish cumbersome [ˈkʌmbəsəm] adjvoluminoso
French cumbersome [ˈkʌmbəsəm] adjencombrant(e)embarrassant(e)
German cumbersome [ˈkʌmbəsəm] adj (suitcase etc) → sperrig, unhandlich;
(piece of machinery) → schwer zu handhaben;
(clothing) → hinderlich;
(process) → umständlich

Italian cumbersome [ˈkʌmbəsəm] adjingombrante

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Swinging swiftly through the trees, he came out upon the river-bank at the very point at which Rokoff had overhauled Jane as she endeavoured to launch the cumbersome dugout.
The young girl obediently yielded to her old companion's wish and unpinning the cumbersome, sombre drapery from her bonnet, folded it neatly and laid it upon the seat in front of her.
The dilation and contraction of the gas in the balloon is my means of locomotion, which calls for neither cumbersome wings, nor any other mechanical motor.
 
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