cumbersome

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English cumbyrsum, cummyrsum; equivalent to cumber (“hindrance”) +‎ -some. Compare encumber and incumbent. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkʌmbəsəm/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈkʌmbɚsəm/ Rhymes: -ʌmbə(ɹ)səm Hyphenation: cum‧ber‧some === Adjective === cumbersome (comparative more cumbersome, superlative most cumbersome) Burdensome or hindering, as if a weight or drag; vexatious. Not easily managed or handled; awkward; clumsy. Hard, difficult, demanding to handle or get around with. Inert, lumbering, slow in movement. ==== Synonyms ==== cumbrous lumpish (obsolete) unwieldy See also Thesaurus:difficult ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ====