| ADJECTIVE | all | cumbersome, cumbrous | difficult to handle or use especially because of size or weight |
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| all | cumbersome, awkward, clumsy, inapt, inept, ill-chosen | not elegant or graceful in expression |
| Sounds | kah'mbersahm | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abolitionism ... zirconium: 557 rhymes with ahm... | |
| Meaning | Difficult to handle or use especially because of size or weight. | |
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| Example | "a cumbersome piece of machinery" | |
| Synonym | cumbrous | |
| Broader | unwieldy, unmanageable | Difficult to use or handle or manage because of size or weight or shape |
| Spanish | pesado, voluminoso | |
| Nouns | cumbersomeness | trouble in carrying or managing caused by bulk or shape |
| Meaning | not elegant or graceful in expression. | |
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| Example | "his cumbersome writing style" | |
| Synonyms | awkward, clumsy, inapt, inept, ill-chosen | |
| Broader | infelicitous | not appropriate in application |
| Spanish | impropio, inapropiado, inepto | |
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