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cumbersome > 2 senses
ADJECTIVE1cumbersome, cumbrousDifficult to handle or use especially because of size or weight
2cumbersome, awkward, clumsy, inapt, inept, ill-chosenNot elegant or graceful in expression
cumbersome > pronunciation
Soundskah'mbersahm
Rhymesabolitionism, absenteeism, absolutism, and 548 more rhymes in ahm...
cumbersome > adjective 1
MeaningDifficult to handle or use especially because of size or weight.
Examples"a cumbersome piece of machinery"
Synonymscumbrous
Similar tounwieldy, unmanageable
Nounscumbersomeness
cumbersome > adjective 2
MeaningNot elegant or graceful in expression.
Examples"his cumbersome writing style"
Synonymsawkward, clumsy, inapt, inept, ill-chosen
Similar toinfelicitous

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