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English adjective: cumbersome

1. cumbersome difficult to handle or use especially because of size or weight


SamplesA cumbersome piece of machinery.
Cumbrous protective clothing.


Synonymscumbrous


Similarunmanageable, unwieldy


Antonymswieldy

2. cumbersome not elegant or graceful in expression


SamplesAn 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?.


Synonymsawkward, clumsy, ill-chosen, inapt, inept


Similarinfelicitous


Antonymsfelicitous









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