Cumbersome Definition & Meaning
cumbersome
- adjective
- difficult to handle or use especially because of size or weight; "a cumbersome piece of machinery"; "cumbrous protective clothing"
- not elegant or graceful in expression; "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?"
"Cumbersome" in song lyrics
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"with breadcrumbs and a lumpsum, very cumbersome..."
Formulatin' Fathers (Need Not Worry + dj DRUMAT!C) — Death
Words that rhyme with cumbersome
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- What does cumbersome mean?
- difficult to handle or use especially because of size or weight; "a cumbersome piece of machinery"; "cumbrous protective clothing" not elegant or graceful in expression; "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?"
- What part of speech is cumbersome?
- Cumbersome is an adjective.
- How many definitions does cumbersome have?
- Cumbersome has 2 definitions across 1 part of speech (adjective).