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cumbersome

 [kuhm-ber-suhm]   Origin

cum·ber·some

   [kuhm-ber-suhm]
adjective
1.
burdensome; troublesome.
2.
unwieldy; clumsy.
Origin:
1325–75; Middle English cummyrsum. See cumber, -some1

Related forms
cum·ber·some·ly, adverb
cum·ber·some·ness, noun

Synonyms
1. heavy, weighty, onerous. 2. awkward.

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cumbersome or cumbrous (ˈkʌmbəsəm, ˈkʌmbrəs)
 
—adj
1.  awkward because of size, weight, or shape: cumbersome baggage
2.  difficult because of extent or complexity: cumbersome accounts
 
[C14: cumber, short for encumber + -some1]
 
cumbrous or cumbrous
 
—adj
 
[C14: cumber, short for encumber + -some1]
 
'cumbersomely or cumbrous
 
—adv
 
'cumbrously or cumbrous
 
—adv
 
'cumbersomeness or cumbrous
 
—n
 
'cumbrousness or cumbrous
 
—n

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cumbersome
late 14c., from cumber (v.) + -some. Meaning "unwieldy, hard to carry" is from 1590s.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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