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cumbersome
CEFRB2
/ˈkʌmbəsəm/
adjective
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In plain English
- 01
adjective
Large, heavy, or difficult to use or manage.
- 02
adjective
Extra detailHard, difficult, demanding to handle or get around with.
Examples
English is like a gated community; access is possible but cumbersome.
Government red tape has made the process very cumbersome and hard to understand.
At a glance
Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 2
- Synonyms
- 3
Deep Dive
adjective
Extra meaningsNot easily managed or handled; awkward; clumsy.
Burdensome or hindering, as if a weight or drag; vexatious.
Inert, lumbering, slow in movement.
More examples
In contextA slave’s work was as cumbersome as toiling on the fields, or in the mines.
Cumbersome machines can endanger operators and slow down production.
The full title of the unified system, the South Eastern & London, Chatham & Dover Railways, was decidedly cumbersome, and for the sake of convenience was shortened to the South Eastern & Chatham Railway.
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Origin
adjective
From Middle English cumbyrsum, cummyrsum; equivalent to cumber (“hindrance”) + -some. Compare encumber and incumbent.