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non-cumbrous
cum·brous
/
ˈkʌm
brəs
/
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[
kuhm
-br
uh
s
]
Show IPA
adjective
cumbersome
.
Origin:
1325–75;
Middle English
cumberous.
See
cumber
,
-ous
Related forms
cum·brous·ly,
adverb
cum·brous·ness,
noun
non·cum·brous,
adjective
non·cum·brous·ly,
adverb
non·cum·brous·ness,
noun
un·cum·brous,
adjective
un·cum·brous·ly,
adverb
un·cum·brous·ness,
noun
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World English Dictionary
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
+
-some
1
]
cumbrous
or
cumbrous
—
adj
[C14:
cumber
, short for
encumber
+
-some
1
]
'cumbersomely
or
cumbrous
—
adv
'cumbrously
or
cumbrous
—
adv
'cumbersomeness
or
cumbrous
—
n
'cumbrousness
or
cumbrous
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
cumbrous
late 14c., "cumbersome, troublesome, clumsy, unwieldy," from
cumber
+
-ous
.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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