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cumbersome

Pronunciation: /ˈkʌmbəsəm/

The English word “cumbersome” has 4 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Burdensome or hindering, as if a weight or drag; vexatious.
  2. Not easily managed or handled; awkward or clumsy.
  3. Hard, difficult, and demanding to handle or get around with.
  4. Inert, lumbering, or slow in movement.

Etymology

From Middle English cumbyrsum, cummyrsum; equivalent to cumber (“hindrance”) + -some. Compare encumber and incumbent.

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