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cumbrous

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cum⋅brous

  [kuhm-bruhs]
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–adjective
cumbersome.
Origin:
1325–75; ME cumberous. See cumber, -ous

Related forms:
cum⋅brous⋅ly, adverb
cum⋅brous⋅ness, noun
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cum·brous   (kŭm'brəs)   
adj.  Cumbersome.

[Middle English, from cumbren, to annoy; see cumber.]
cum'brous·ly adv., cum'brous·ness n.
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