Cumbrous

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Cumbersome.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Unwieldy because of its weight; cumbersome.
  • adj. Giving trouble; vexatious.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Rendering action or motion difficult or toilsome; serving to obstruct or hinder; burdensome; clogging.
  • adj. Giving trouble; vexatious.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Burdensome; hindering or obstructing; rendering action difficult or toilsome; clogging; cumbersome.
  • Causing trouble or annoyance; troublesome; vexatious.
  • Difficult to use; characterized by unwieldiness or clumsiness; ungainly; clumsy.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. difficult to handle or use especially because of size or weight
  • Equivalent
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    burdensome    clogging    vexatious    unwieldy    clumsy   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    unwieldy    antiquated    ponderous    bulky    clumsy