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Definition of cumbersome adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

cumbersome

adjective
 
/ˈkʌmbəsəm/
 
/ˈkʌmbərsəm/
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  1. large and heavy; difficult to carry synonym bulky
    • cumbersome machinery
  2. slow and complicated
    • cumbersome legal procedures
  3. (of words or phrases) long or complicated
    • The organization changed its cumbersome title to something easier to remember.
    4. Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘difficult to get through’): from cumber ‘obstruct’ + -some.
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