cumbrous

== English == === Etymology === From Late Middle English combrous (“causing obstruction; clumsy; obstructed; bothersome, difficult; burdensome, onerous; serious; causing trouble, troublesome; dangerous; immoral; unjust, wrongful; upset”) [and other forms], from komber, kumbre (“distress; destruction”) + -ous (suffix forming adjectives). The English word is analysable as cumber +‎ -ous. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ˈkʌmbɹəs/ Hyphenation: cumbr‧ous === Adjective === cumbrous (comparative more cumbrous, superlative most cumbrous) (literary) (also figuratively) Unwieldy because of size or weight; cumbersome. Synonym: (obsolete) encumbrous Antonym: uncumbrous (obsolete) Causing hindrance or obstruction. Synonym: cumbersome Giving annoyance or trouble; troublesome, vexatious. Synonyms: cumbersome, wearisome ==== Alternative forms ==== combrous (obsolete) ==== Derived terms ==== cumbrously cumbrousness uncumbrous ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References ===