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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
cumbersome \cum"ber*some\ (k?m"b?r-s?m), a.
1. Burdensome or hindering, as a weight or drag;
embarrassing; vexatious; cumbrous.
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To perform a cumbersome obedience. --Sir. P.
Sidney.
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2. Not easily managed; as, a cumbersome contrivance or
machine.
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He holds them in utter contempt, as lumbering,
cumbersome, circuitous. --I. Taylor.
-- {Cum"ber*some*ly}, adv. -- {Cum"ber*some*ness},n.
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