cumbersome
/ˈkʌmbɚsəm/
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Word Statistics
Difficulty LevelAdvanced
Academic vocabulary
Word FrequencyCommon
Regularly used in writing and speech
Syllables3
Moderate complexity
Analysis:
- • Academic vocabulary
- • Standard complexity
adjective
1. Burdensome or hindering, as a weight or drag; vexatious
2. Not easily managed or handled; awkward; clumsy.
"Cumbersome machines can endanger operators and slow down production."
3. Hard, difficult, demanding to handle or get around with.
"A slaves' work was as cumbersome as toiling on the fields, or in the mines."
4. Inert, lumbering, slow in movement
Synonyms
Source: en.wiktionary.org
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