cumbersome
pronunciation
How to pronounce cumbersome in British English:
UK [ˈkʌmbəsəm]
How to pronounce cumbersome in American English:
US [ˈkʌmbərsəm]
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- Adjective:
- difficult to handle or use especially because of size or weight
- not elegant or graceful in expression
Word Origin
- cumbersome (adj.)
- late 14c., from cumber (v.) + -some (1). Meaning "unwieldy, hard to carry" is from 1590s. Related: Cumbersomely; cumbersomeness.
Synonym
Example
- 1. It 's cumbersome and businesses could be losing customers .
- 2. Unfortunately , the user experience is confusing and cumbersome .
- 3. The justified fury of america 's striving middle classes against a cumbersome state has in practice translated into a form of obstructive nihilism : nothing to do with taxes can get through washington , including tax reform .
- 4. This is the problem with on-screen keyboards in general : they 're cumbersome to use .
- 5. Many foreign women living in saudi find abayas uninspiring and cumbersome .