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Awkward or unwieldy, typically because of a large size or shape

Large in size or dimensions

Having a (confusingly) complicated structure or system

Slow or badly organized, and therefore inefficient

Requiring, or involving, great mental or physical effort

(of people or animals) Overweight or fat

Clumsy or awkward in movement

At a slow or cumbersome pace

Causing trouble, difficulties, or discomfort

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Adjective

Awkward or unwieldy, typically because of a large size or shape

“They are heavy, cumbersome and awkward, made from the most basic materials.”

Adjective

Large in size or dimensions

of considerable size

extremely large

larger-than-life

disproportionate

bigger than life

not inconsiderable

through the ceiling

not to be reckoned

earth-shattering

worth taking into account

not to be sneezed at

more than human

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“They come in very large and cumbersome boxes, which we would not want to have carried from the ship up to our store and then to the place from which they are to be forwarded to their destination.”

Adjective

Having a (confusingly) complicated structure or system

difficult to understand

full of twists and turns

incomprehensible

hard to understand

over one's head

beyond comprehension

above your head

multidimensional

impossible to understand

thought-provoking

beyond one's grasp

as clear as mud

out of your depth

clear as dishwater

state-of-the-art

disorganized^US

hard to explain

like herding cats

full of surprises

between the lines

unstraightforward

disorganised^UK

pluridimensional

uninterpretable

particularized^US

not easily understood

impossible to separate

all Greek to someone

too hard to understand

too difficult to understand

cloak-and-dagger

all Greek to you

difficult to follow

particularised^UK

long way around

more sophisticated

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“The command economy relied upon a vast and cumbersome bureaucracy in which there were few incentives for efficiency and innovation.”

Adjective

Slow or badly organized, and therefore inefficient

“Complaints arise from the delays caused by a cumbersome and slow system of rules and administration.”

Adjective

Requiring, or involving, great mental or physical effort

energy-consuming

easier said than done

like getting blood out of a stone

pick-and-shovel

character-building

emotionally draining

difficult to achieve

fiendishly difficult

very challenging

tremendously difficult

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Adjective

(of people or animals) Overweight or fat

well upholstered

broad in the beam

clinically obese

well-upholstered

on the plump side

of ample proportions

powerfully built

broad-shouldered

on the large side

pleasingly plump

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Adjective

Clumsy or awkward in movement

all fingers and thumbs

like a bull in a china shop

unsophisticated

having two left feet

having two left hands

with two left feet

out of your depth

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Adjective

At a slow or cumbersome pace

procrastinating

lacking in energy

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Adjective

Causing trouble, difficulties, or discomfort

disadvantageous

unfavourable^UK

uncomplimentary

antagonizing^US

antagonising^UK

enough to try the patience of a saint

enough to drive you up the wall

discountenancing

anxiety provoking

dishonouring^UK

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