What does cumbersome mean?
Definitions for cumbersome
ˈkʌm bər səmcum·ber·some
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Princeton's WordNet
cumbersome, cumbrousadjective
difficult to handle or use especially because of size or weight
"a cumbersome piece of machinery"; "cumbrous protective clothing"
awkward, clumsy, cumbersome, inapt, inept, ill-chosenadjective
not elegant or graceful in expression
"an awkward prose style"; "a clumsy apology"; "his cumbersome writing style"; "if the rumor is true, can anything be more inept than to repeat it now?"
Wiktionary
cumbersomeadjective
burdensome or hindering, as a weight or drag; vexatious; cumbrous.
cumbersomeadjective
Not easily managed or handled; awkward
Cumbersome machines can endanger operators and slow down production.
cumbersomeadjective
Hard, difficult, demanding to handle or get around with
A slaves' work was as cumbersome as toiling on the fields, or in the mines.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Cumbersomeadjective
Etymology: from cumber.
Thinking it too early, as long as they had any day, to break off so pleasing a company, with going to perform a cumbersome obedience. Philip Sidney, b. ii.
I was drawn in to write the first part by accident, and to write the second by some defects in the first: these are the cumbersome perquisites of authors. John Arbuthnot, on Aliments.
Very long tubes are cumbersome, and scarce to be readily managed. Isaac Newton, Opt.
Wikipedia
Cumbersome
Cumbersome is a song by Seven Mary Three and the lead single from their breakthrough album, American Standard. It was originally included on their independently released debut, Churn, in 1994. The single was released in 1996 and became the band's most popular and well known song. "Cumbersome" reached #1 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Tracks, #7 on the Modern Rock Tracks, #39 on the Billboard Hot 100, and on their list of Top Mainstream Rock Songs of the Decade, the song ranked in at #5 for 1996. An acoustic version of the song is included on the "Cumbersome" and "Water's Edge" CD singles. A live version appears on Live in the X Lounge IV, released in 2001.
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cumbersome
Cumbersome refers to something that is large, heavy, and therefore difficult to use, handle, or carry. It can also refer to anything complicated and therefore hard to manage, deal with, or understand. In essence, it is used to describe anything that is inconvenient or unwieldy due to its size, weight, shape, complexity or other factors.
Webster Dictionary
Cumbersomeadjective
burdensome or hindering, as a weight or drag; embarrassing; vexatious; cumbrous
Cumbersomeadjective
not easily managed; as, a cumbersome contrivance or machine
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of cumbersome in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of cumbersome in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of cumbersome in a Sentence
It is no longer possible for lyric poetry to express the immensity of our experience. Life has grown too cumbersome, too complicated. We have acquired values which are best expressed in prose.
Medicaid is an extremely important payer for pediatrics, and it is the least generous payer, medicaid is responsible for insuring a large share of pediatric patients. And then on top of its low payment rates, it is often very cumbersome to deal with.
The legitimacy of the federal acknowledgement process, no matter how cumbersome, must be protected.
The policy framework needs to be improved vastly. Documentation is cumbersome. Land acquisition is time-consuming. Securing debt funding in India and financial closures is a tough task.
The existing system that goes through banks is expensive, it's cumbersome, it's full of friction and is complex, and there's a lack of transparency. We think it's worse for businesses than it is for individuals.
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- ثقيلArabic
- неудобен, обременителен, тежъкBulgarian
- beschwerlich, schwerfällig, mühsam, sperrig, hinderlich, lästig, umständlich, schwierigGerman
- δυσκίνητοςGreek
- pesadoSpanish
- käsitellä, kömpelö, rasittava, hankalasti, vaivalloinen, hankalaFinnish
- pénible, encombrantFrench
- बोझिलHindi
- difficile da usare, ingombranteItalian
- מסורבלHebrew
- 성가신Korean
- zwaar, onhandig, hinderlijk, lastig, moeizaam, log, moeilijkDutch
- tungvintNorwegian
- niewygodny, nieporęczny, uciążliwyPolish
- desajeitado, incômodoPortuguese
- неудобный, затруднительный, обременительный, сложный, громоздкий, тягостныйRussian
- ยุ่งยากThai
- zor taşınır, zor, ağır, külfetli, hantalTurkish
- cồng kềnhVietnamese
- 笨重Chinese
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