9 definitions found for cumbersome

Cumbersome CUMBERSOME, a.
1. Troublesome; burdensome; embarrassing; vexatious; as cumbersome obedience.
2. Unwieldy; unmanageable not easily borne or managed; as a cumbersome load; a cumbersome machine.

cumbersome adj 1: difficult to handle or use especially because of size or weight; "a cumbersome piece of machinery"; "cumbrous protective clothing" [syn: cumbersome, cumbrous] 2: 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?" [syn: awkward, clumsy, cumbersome, inapt, inept, ill-chosen]

cumbersome adjective Date: 1535 1. dialect burdensome, troublesome 2. unwieldy because of heaviness and bulk 3. slow-moving ; ponderous Synonyms: see heavy • cumbersomely adverb • cumbersomeness noun

cumbersome
adj. inconvenient in size, weight, or shape; unwieldy.
Derivatives:
cumbersomely adv. cumbersomeness n.
Etymology: ME f. CUMBER + -SOME(1)

cumbersome 1. 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. = unwieldy ADJ 2. A cumbersome system or process is very complicated and inefficient. ...an old and cumbersome computer system... = clumsy ADJ

cumbersome ˈkʌmbəsəm adj. inconvenient in size, weight, or shape; unwieldy. øøcumbersomely adv. cumbersomeness n. [ME f. CUMBER + -SOME(1)]

Cumbersome \Cum"ber*some\ (k?m"b?r-s?m), a. 1. Burdensome or hindering, as a weight or drag; embarrassing; vexatious; cumbrous. To perform a cumbersome obedience. --Sir. P. Sidney. 2. Not easily managed; as, a cumbersome contrivance or machine. He holds them in utter contempt, as lumbering, cumbersome, circuitous. --I. Taylor. -- Cum"ber*some*ly, adv. -- Cum"ber*some*ness,n.

cumbersome a. 1. Burdensome, embarrassing, troublesome, vexatious, cumbrous. 2. Unwieldy, unmanageable, clumsy, awkward, inconvenient.

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