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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

Causing trouble, difficulties, or discomfort

Requiring, or involving, great mental or physical effort

(of people or animals) Overweight or fat

Like a lump, cloddish, dull, slow-witted

Slow and clumsy because of great size or weight

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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

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

clear as dishwater

state-of-the-art

hard to explain

disorganized^US

like herding cats

full of surprises

between the lines

difficult to follow

disorganised^UK

out of your depth

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

pluridimensional

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

Causing trouble, difficulties, or discomfort

disadvantageous

unfavourable^UK

antagonizing^US

antagonising^UK

enough to try the patience of a saint

enough to drive you up the wall

uncomplimentary

unaccommodating

difficult to handle

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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

emotionally draining

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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

Like a lump, cloddish, dull, slow-witted

slow on the uptake

dead from the neck up

not the full shilling

as thick as two short planks

soft in the head

not the sharpest tool in the shed

not the sharpest knife in the drawer

not the sharpest tool in the box

uncomprehending

thick as two short planks

unknowledgeable

feather-brained

unsophisticated

indiscriminating

a brick short of a load

not intelligent

wet behind the ears

two sandwiches short of a picnic

as green as grass

mentally deficient

mentally handicapped

without thought

dumb as a box of rocks

dumb as a bag of hammers

foolishly stupid

lacking knowledge

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Adjective

Slow and clumsy because of great size or weight

all fingers and thumbs

like a bull in a china shop

procrastinating

lacking in energy

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