Having, or burdened with, a great or heavy weight
“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.”
Adverb for awkward or unwieldy, typically because of a large size or shape
“They are heavy, cumbersome and awkward, made from the most basic materials.”
Adverb for having a (confusingly) complicated structure or system
“The command economy relied upon a vast and cumbersome bureaucracy in which there were few incentives for efficiency and innovation.”
Adverb for slow or badly organized, and therefore inefficient
“Complaints arise from the delays caused by a cumbersome and slow system of rules and administration.”
Adverb for causing trouble, difficulties, or discomfort
(of people or animals) Adverb for overweight or fat
Adverb for like a lump, cloddish, dull, slow-witted
Adverb for clumsy or awkward in movement
Adverb for a hefty amount or abundant
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