Cumbrous
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈkʌmbɹəs/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Cumbrous is an adjective meaning (also figuratively) Unwieldy because of size or weight; cumbersome.
Meaning
(also figuratively) Unwieldy because of size or weight; cumbersome.
More Meanings
- Causing hindrance or obstruction.
- Giving annoyance or trouble; troublesome, vexatious.
Example Sentences
Possession's load was grown so great, / He sunk beneath the cumbrous weight: […]
In each country writing began with pictures of the objects intended. […] In the course of thousands of years, this cumbrous system developed into alphabetic writing.
This class of apparatus, often called today the "poste classique", gave first-class service in every respect but became cumbrous if a large layout had to be controlled.
Evidently the imagines agentes, fantastically gesticulating from their places and arousing memory by their emotional appeal, seemed to him as cumbrous and useless for practical mnemonic purposes as they do to us.
Synonyms for cumbrous
Depending on context, synonyms include encumbrous, cumbersome, wearisome, unwieldy, unmanageable.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include cumbersome, unwieldy, unmanageable, combrous, lumbersome, encumbrous.
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