Comparative for awkward or unwieldy, typically because of a large size or shape
“They are heavy, cumbersome and awkward, made from the most basic materials.”
Comparative for large in size or dimensions
“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.”
Comparative 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.”
Comparative for slow or badly organized, and therefore inefficient
“Complaints arise from the delays caused by a cumbersome and slow system of rules and administration.”
Comparative for causing trouble, difficulties, or discomfort
Comparative for requiring, or involving, great mental or physical effort
(of people or animals) Comparative for overweight or fat
Comparative for like a lump, cloddish, dull, slow-witted
Comparative for slow and clumsy because of great size or weight
Comparative for a hefty amount or abundant
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