Cumbersome — Single by Seven Mary Three from the album American Standard Released … Wikipedia
cumbersome — cum ber*some (k?m b?r s?m), a. 1. Burdensome or hindering, as a weight or drag; embarrassing; vexatious; cumbrous. [1913 Webster] To perform a cumbersome obedience. Sir. P. Sidney. [1913 Webster] 2. Not easily managed; as, a cumbersome… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cumbersome — index onerous, oppressive, ponderous Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
cumbersome — (adj.) late 14c., from CUMBER (Cf. cumber) (v.) + SOME (Cf. some). Meaning unwieldy, hard to carry is from 1590s. Related: Cumbersomely; cumbersomeness … Etymology dictionary
cumbersome — cumbersome, cumbrous ponderous, *heavy, weighty, hefty Analogous words: burdensome, *onerous: *awkward, clumsy: *irksome, wearisome, tiresome Contrasted words: compact, *close: * … New Dictionary of Synonyms
cumbersome — [adj] clumsy, awkward bulky, burdensome, clunker, clunking, clunky, cumbrous, embarrassing, galumphing, heavy, hefty, incommodious, inconvenient, leaden, massive, oppressive, ponderous, tiresome, unhandy, unmanageable, unwieldy, wearisome,… … New thesaurus
cumbersome — ► ADJECTIVE 1) difficult to carry or use through size; unwieldy. 2) slow or complicated and therefore inefficient. DERIVATIVES cumbersomely adverb cumbersomeness noun … English terms dictionary
cumbersome — [kum′bər səm] adj. hard to handle or deal with as because of size, weight, or many parts; burdensome; unwieldy; clumsy SYN. HEAVY cumbersomely adv. cumbersomeness n … English World dictionary
cumbersome — cum|ber|some [ˈkʌmbəsəm US bər ] adj [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: cumber to prevent from moving freely, load (14 20 centuries) (from encumber) + some] 1.) a process or system that is cumbersome is slow and difficult ▪ Doctors are complaining that… … Dictionary of contemporary English
cumbersome — cum|ber|some [ kʌmbərsəm ] adjective 1. ) not simple, fast, or effective enough and difficult or annoying to use: a cumbersome system/process/technique a ) large, heavy, and difficult to move or carry: Modern hand held cameras are far less… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
