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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Cumbrous \Cum"brous\ (k?m"br?s), a.
1. Rendering action or motion difficult or toilsome; serving
to obstruct or hinder; burdensome; clogging.
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He sunk beneath the cumbrous weight. --Swift.
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That cumbrousand unwieldy style which disfigures
English composition so extensively. --De Quincey.
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2. Giving trouble; vexatious. [Obs.]
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A clud of cumbrous gnats. --Spenser.
-- {Cum"brous*ly}, adv. -- {Cum"brous*ness}, n.
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