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cumbersome

/'k/@/mb/@/rs/@/m/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

  1. Burdensome or hindering, as a weight or drag; embarrassing; vexatious; cumbrous.

    adjective

    Source: webster1913

adjective satellite

  1. difficult to handle or use especially because of size or weight

    adj.all

    Examples
    A cumbersome piece of machinery.
    Synonyms cumbrous

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. not elegant or graceful in expression

    adj.all

    Examples
    His cumbersome writing style.
    Synonyms awkward clumsy ill-chosen inapt inept

    Source: WordNet 3.0

Nearby words

cumbercumberlandcumberland gapcumberland mountainscumberland plateaucumberland rivercumbersomenesscumbrancecumbriacumbriancumbrouscumene

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