cumbersome
Burdensome or hindering, as if a weight or dragBurdensome or hindering, as if a weight or drag; vexatious.
» It was cumbersome.
Es war umständlich. — Yorwba
Это было затруднительно. — odexed
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4 sensesBurdensome or hindering, as if a weight or drag; vexatious.
hinderlich, lästig, mühsam, beschwerlich
обремени́тельныйobremenítelʹnyj, затрудни́тельныйzatrudnítelʹnyj, тя́гостныйtjágostnyj
Not easily managed or handled; awkward or clumsy.
Cumbersome machines can endanger operators and slow down production.
sperrig, umständlich
громо́здкийgromózdkij, неудо́бныйneudóbnyj
Hard, difficult, and demanding to handle or get around with.
A slave’s work was as cumbersome as toiling on the fields, or in the mines.
schwierig
сло́жныйslóžnyj, проблематичныйproblematičnyj
difficult to handle or use especially because of size or weight
Inert, lumbering, or slow in movement.
schwerfällig
объёмныйobʺjómnyj, грузныйgruznyj, объёмистыйobʺjómistyj
Examples
8 sentencesIt was cumbersome.
ruЭто было затруднительно. — odexed
deEs war umständlich. — Yorwba
English is like a gated community; access is possible but cumbersome.
Government red tape has made the process very cumbersome and hard to understand.
ruПравительственная бюрократия сделала процедуру очень громоздкой и трудной для понимания. — odexed
deStaatsbürokratie hat den Prozess sehr umständlich und schwer verständlich gemacht. — Yorwba
Our equipment is very cumbersome.
ruНаше оборудование очень громоздкое. — odexed · CC BY 2.0 FR
deUnsere Ausrüstung ist sehr sperrig. — Yorwba · CC BY 2.0 FR
This process is very cumbersome.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 4
By meaning 4
Origin
From Middle English cumbyrsum, cummyrsum; equivalent to cumber (“hindrance”) + -some. CompFrom Middle English cumbyrsum, cummyrsum; equivalent to cumber (“hindrance”) + -some. Compare encumber and incumbent.
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Forms
more cumbersome, most cumbersome| Comparative | more cumbersome Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most cumbersome Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
8 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
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