cumbrous

cum·brous

 (kŭm′brəs)

adj.

Cumbersome.

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[Middle English, from cumbren, to annoy; see cumber.]

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cum′brous·ly adv.

cum′brous·ness n.

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cum•brous

(ˈkʌm brəs)

adj.

cumbersome.

[1325–75]

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

cumbrous - difficult to handle or use especially because of size or weight; "a cumbersome piece of machinery"; "cumbrous protective clothing" cumbersome 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"

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cumbrous

adjective

Unwieldy or clumsy, especially due to excess weight:

cumbersome, heavy, lumpish, lumpy, ponderous.

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