English adjective: cumbersome | |||
1. | cumbersome difficult to handle or use especially because of size or weight | ||
Samples | A cumbersome piece of machinery. Cumbrous protective clothing. | ||
Synonyms | cumbrous | ||
Similar | unmanageable, unwieldy | ||
Antonyms | wieldy | ||
2. | cumbersome not elegant or graceful in expression | ||
Samples | An 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?. | ||
Synonyms | awkward, clumsy, ill-chosen, inapt, inept | ||
Similar | infelicitous | ||
Antonyms | felicitous | ||