CUMBERSOME
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Dictionary entry overview: What does cumbersome mean? • CUMBERSOME (adjective)
The adjective CUMBERSOME has 2 senses:
1. difficult to handle or use especially because of size or weight
2. not elegant or graceful in expression
Familiarity information: CUMBERSOME used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• CUMBERSOME (adjective)
Meaning:
Difficult to handle or use especially because of size or weight
Synonyms:
cumbersome; cumbrous
Context examples:
a cumbersome piece of machinery / cumbrous protective clothing
Similar:
unmanageable; unwieldy (difficult to use or handle or manage because of size or weight or shape)
Meaning:
Not elegant or graceful in expression
Synonyms:
ill-chosen; inapt; inept; clumsy; cumbersome; awkward
Context examples:
an awkward prose style / a clumsy apology / his cumbersome writing style / if the rumor is true, can anything be more inept than to repeat it now?
Similar:
infelicitous (not appropriate in application; defective)
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