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cum·ber·some
(kŭm′bər-səm)adj.
1. Difficult to handle because of weight or bulk: tried to lug the cumbersome luggage up the stairs.
2. Difficult to use or deal with: cumbersome instructions; a cumbersome name; a cumbersome registration process.
cum′ber·some·ly adv.
cumbersome
(ˈkʌmbəsəm) orcumbrous
adj
1. awkward because of size, weight, or shape: cumbersome baggage.
2. difficult because of extent or complexity: cumbersome accounts.
[C14: cumber, short for encumber + -some1]
ˈcumbersomely, ˈcumbrously adv
ˈcumbersomeness, ˈcumbrousness n
cum•ber•some
(ˈkʌm bər səm)adj.
1. burdensome; heavy or bulky.
2. unwieldy; clumsy.
[1325–75]
cum′ber•some•ly, adv.
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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), cumbrous Although the machine looks cumbersome, it is easy to use.
awkward practical, compact, convenient, handy, easy to use, manageable, wieldy
awkward practical, compact, convenient, handy, easy to use, manageable, wieldy
2. inefficient, unwieldy, badly organized an old and cumbersome computer system
inefficient efficient, serviceable
inefficient efficient, serviceable
cumbersome
adjectiveTranslations
مُربِك، ثَقيل ومُتْعِب
těžkopádný
tunguhåndterlig
hankalahankalastikäsitelläkömpelörasittava
òungur í vöfum; óòjáll
gremėzdiškas
neērtstraucējošs
cumbersome
[ˈkʌmbəsəm] cumbrous [ˈkʌmbrəs] ADJ (= bulky) → voluminoso, de mucho bulto; (= awkward) → incómodohe 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
cumbersome
[ˈkʌmbərsəm] adj (physically) [object] → encombrant(e)
[process, system, bureaucracy] → lourd(e)
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
cumbersome
(ˈkambəsəm) adjective (of things) heavy and clumsy. a cumbersome piece of furniture.