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cumbersome

[ UK /kˈʌmbəsˌʌm/ ]
[ US /ˈkəmbɝsəm/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. difficult to handle or use especially because of size or weight
    a cumbersome piece of machinery
    cumbrous protective clothing
  2. not elegant or graceful in expression
    a clumsy apology
    his cumbersome writing style
    if the rumor is true, can anything be more inept than to repeat it now?
    an awkward prose style

How To Use cumbersome In A Sentence

  • They are not the suits you would actually use: the aim here is simulation, not replication, so they are merely very cumbersome, which is what the real suits would have to be. Home | Mail Online
  • Concrete rings have been used in the past but can be quite cumbersome and heavy for the home garden.
  • The statute seems to be cumbersomely written but it appears the intent was to deny the use of the “Castle Doctrine” defense to someone engaged in drug trafficking. The Volokh Conspiracy » Drug Dealers’ Self-Defense Against Other Drug Dealers
  • Doctors are selling because complying with the ever-growing list of mandates has become more cumbersome; and while staff physicians on salary do gain predictability, they also lose the autonomy of independent practice. Big Insurance, Big Medicine
  • The opening scene is an interview - about the wretchedness of conditions in the theatre, poking fun at the cumbersome bureaucracy which soils it.
  • But somehow the cumbersome system worked. America Past and Present
  • Teddy Roosevelt endorsed an effort to remove spellings that many Americans perceived to be cumbersome and illogical from the English language as used in America. Conservapedia - Recent changes [en]
  • My tackle seemed entirely appropriate in the garage but proved cumbersome on the rocks.
  • But they were slow and cumbersome to use. Total Customer Service (The Ultimate Weapon)
  • You could even build a functional, if somewhat cumbersome, guitar amplifier with a hydraulic system replacing transistors or valves.
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