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   Cum·ber·some

   /ˈkəmbərsəm/

   

   adjective

   • 1. large or heavy and therefore difficult to carry or use; unwieldy: "cumbersome diving suits" Similar unwieldyunmanageableawkwardclumsyungainlyinconvenientincommodiousbulkylargeheavyheftyweightyburdensomeinformal:hulkingclunkyrare:cumbrousunhandylumbersomeOpposite manageableconvenient
   • ▪ slow or complicated and therefore inefficient: "organizations with cumbersome hierarchical structures" Similar complicatedcomplexinvolvedinefficientbadly organizedwastefulunwieldyslowslow-movingOpposite straightforwardefficient

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘difficult to get through’): from cumber + -some1.

   Derivatives

   • 1. cumbersomely adverb
   • 2. cumbersomeness noun

   Scrabble Points: 18

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   cumbersome adjective (NOT EFFECTIVE) slow and not effective: cumbersome bureaucracy. (Definition of cumbersome from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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     cumbersome translations: 笨重的；累贅的；低效的. Learn more in the...

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   A giant figure, grimly grotesque in a cumbersome vacuum suit, swaggered forward. Benton called the measure "the complex, Fillmore's Presidency cumbersome, expensive, annoying and ineffective fugitive slave law." Cumbersome definition: . See examples of CUMBERSOME used in a sentence.

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   Definition of cumbersome adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Define cumbersome. cumbersome synonyms, cumbersome pronunciation, cumbersome translation, English dictionary definition of cumbersome. adj. 1. Difficult to handle because of weight or bulk: tried to lug the cumbersome luggage up the stairs. 2. Difficult to use or deal with: cumbersome...

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   1. Something that is cumbersome is large and heavy and therefore difficult to carry, wear, or handle. [...] 2. A cumbersome system or process is very complicated and inefficient. [...] More. Synonyms of 'cumbersome' • awkward, heavy, hefty (informal), clumsy [...] • inefficient, unwieldy, badly organized [...] More. Collocations with 'cumbersome'

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   cumbersome. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English cum‧ber‧some /ˈkʌmbəsəm $ -bər-/ adjective 1 a process or system that is cumbersome is slow and difficult Doctors are complaining that the system is cumbersome and bureaucratic. cumbersome procedures 2 heavy and difficult to move a large cumbersome machine 3 words or phrases ...

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   1. Something that is cumbersome is large and heavy and therefore difficult to carry, wear, or handle. [...] 2. A cumbersome system or process is very complicated and inefficient. [...] More. Synonyms of 'cumbersome' • awkward, heavy, hefty (informal), clumsy [...] • inefficient, unwieldy, badly organized [...] More.