Cumbersome
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈkʌmbəsəm/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Cumbersome is an adjective meaning Burdensome or hindering, as if a weight or drag; vexatious.
Meaning
Burdensome or hindering, as if a weight or drag; vexatious.
More Meanings
- Not easily managed or handled; awkward; clumsy.
- Hard, difficult, demanding to handle or get around with.
- Inert, lumbering, slow in movement.
Example Sentences
Cumbersome machines can endanger operators and slow down production.
A slave’s work was as cumbersome as toiling on the fields, or in the mines.
The full title of the unified system, the South Eastern & London, Chatham & Dover Railways, was decidedly cumbersome, and for the sake of convenience was shortened to the South Eastern & Chatham Railway.
"You can throw off your cumbersome disguise here," said Lucy, though the words could scarcely be distinguished, from her excessive agitation, Evelyn hastily caught up a cloak and cap laid ready for him, and a few minutes brought them into the sitting-room.
Synonyms for cumbersome
Depending on context, synonyms include cumbrous, lumpish, unwieldy, inept, infelicitous, awkward.
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Related dictionary entries include cumbrous, clumsy, unwieldy, awkward, infelicitous, inept.
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