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cumbersome

[kuhm-ber-suhm]

adjective

  1. burdensome; troublesome.

    Synonyms: , ,
  2. unwieldy; clumsy.

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cumbersome

/ ˈkʌmbəsəm, ˈkʌmbrəs /

adjective

  1. awkward because of size, weight, or shape

    cumbersome baggage

  2. difficult because of extent or complexity

    cumbersome accounts

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • cumbersomely adverb
  • cumbersomeness noun
  • ˈܳdz adverb
  • ˈܳdzԱ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of cumbersome1

First recorded in 1325–75, cumbersome is from the Middle English word cummyrsum. See cumber, -some 1
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of cumbersome1

C14: cumber , short for encumber + -some 1
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Here they were again cumbersome in the field and struggled to know how to contain England with the ball.

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But cost-cutting measures proposed by Rubio could threaten that by reducing staff and closing some embassies and consulates, increasing visa wait times and making an already cumbersome system more complicated and costly.

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The production is somewhat hampered by Anthony Tran’s cumbersome costumes and Chin’s grimly rational scenic design.

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The development partnership, the Vets Collective, relied on tax credit financing, a cumbersome process that not only can add years to a project but also only funds housing.

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Because trial by jury is cumbersome, and justice still not guaranteed, why bother with any process at all?

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