Word Frequency
cumbersome (ˈkʌmbəsəm
) or cumbrous (ˈkʌmbrəs
)
Definitions
adjective
- awkward because of size, weight, or shape ⇒
cumbersome baggage
- difficult because of extent or complexity ⇒
cumbersome accounts
Derived Forms
ˈcumbersomely, ˈcumbrously adverbˈcumbersomeness, ˈcumbrousness noun
Word Origin
C14: cumber, short for encumber + -some1Synonyms
View thesaurus entry = awkward, heavy, hefty, clumsy, bulky, weighty, impractical, inconvenient, burdensome, unmanageable, clunky, cumbrous,
Translations for 'cumbersome'
- British English: cumbersome Something that is cumbersome is large and heavy and therefore difficult to carry, wear, or handle. ADJECTIVEAlthough the machine looks cumbersome, it is actually easy to use.
- Brazilian Portuguese: desajeitado
- Chinese: 笨重的
- European Spanish: voluminoso voluminosa
- French: encombrant encombrante
- German: sperrig
- Italian: ingombrante
- Japanese: 扱いにくい
- Korean: 다루기 어려운
- Portuguese: desajeitado desajeitada
- Spanish: voluminoso voluminosa
Example Sentences Including 'cumbersome'
But she hadn't given the affair full rein, so to speak; it had seemed at the time a cumbersome way to be serviced, not to say unsanitary.SACRAMENT (2001)
But unfortunately, it's very expensive and cumbersome and the signal is very indirect and slow.canada.com (2004)
For many Canadians, the cumbersome coin is more of a bedeviling nuisance than a useful form of cash.Toronto Sun (2003)
MARKUS BABBEL... 6 Booked in 24 minutes for a foul on Wallace and looked cumbersome on the ground all night long.Sun, News of the World (1999)
More complex splints for weak fingers and hands are usually cumbersome and rarely used.British Medical Journal (2002)
The Athenian sailors were relatively untrained, their ships cumbersome.Times, Sunday Times (2001)
The cumbersome weapon flew from his grasp as he clutched for safety, joining the other splashes in the lake.A Daystar of Fear
The survivors, having got rid of the remaining cumbersome wagons on the way, marched on quickly towards Salisbury.Red Coats and Rebels - the war for America 1770-1781
`Well, we've got enough of them, "-- he gave the cumbersome tracks a kick -- `they'll serve the purpose.Coup d'Etat
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