Cumbersome

Word CUMBERSOME
Character 10
Hyphenation cum ber some
Pronunciations /ˈkʌmbɚsəm/

Definitions and meanings of "Cumbersome"

What do we mean by cumbersome?

Difficult to handle because of weight or bulk. adjective

Difficult to use or deal with. adjective

Burdensome; troublesome; embarrassing; vexatious: as, “cumbersome obedience,”

Inconvenient; awkward; unwieldy; unmanageable; not easily borne or managed: as, a cumbersome load; a cumbersome machine.

Burdensome or hindering, as a weight or drag; embarrassing; vexatious; cumbrous. adjective

Not easily managed. adjective

Burdensome or hindering, as a weight or drag; vexatious; cumbrous. adjective

Not easily managed or handled; awkward adjective

Hard, difficult, demanding to handle or get around with adjective

Difficult to handle or use especially because of size or weight adjective

Not elegant or graceful in expression adjective

Burdensome or hindering, as 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 and Antonyms for Cumbersome

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The word "cumbersome" in example sentences

That results in cumbersome procedures for many passengers. ❋ Daniel Michaels (2010)

It also seems to me that on the core amnesty point, what the negotiators came up with was simultaneously unduly cumbersome from a humanitarian point of view while also not in any way appeasing restrictionist concerns. ❋ Unknown (2007)

In this “liberalised” regime why create, innovate and trade in cumbersome goods when one can make far more far quickly and with far less risk just by moving money (data) and money instruments between computers around the world? ❋ Unknown (2005)

Italy is the last country to hold out against the European arrest warrant that lists 32 different crimes, including the hard-to-define one of xenophobia, that will do away what is often described as the cumbersome system of extradition. ❋ Helen (2005)

In contrast to all of this, Canada's approach to government intervention appears cumbersome, is reactive and apologetic, and in the end our methods are simply obsolete. ❋ Unknown (1988)

The most likely outcome of the grand-jury investigation, experts said, would be a report recommending administrative changes, which Dan Castleman , former chief of investigations at the Manhattan district attorney's office called a "cumbersome process" that could take years. ❋ Michael Howard Saul (2011)

As a user, I find it cumbersome, which is something to seriously consider when choosing a blogging tool. ❋ Unknown (2005)

"Everything we did was either in a spreadsheet or Word document, or through e-mail," Maher, recalls the cumbersome manual process. ❋ Unknown (2010)

They are not the suits you would actually use: the aim here is simulation, not replication, so they are merely very cumbersome, which is what the real suits would have to be. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Efforts to streamline local government, largely tabled this year as legislators grappled with property-tax issues, could gain momentum under a new coalition that is pushing for changes in a system described as cumbersome and redundant. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The bag is less cumbersome which is why i carry one. ❋ Unknown (2009)

* Obama to take on "cumbersome" regulations: The President has a new Op ed this morning outlining his plan to sign an executive order calling for a "government-wide review of outdated regulations that stifle job creation and make our economy less competitive." ❋ Greg Sargent (2011)

"The SEC can get any data they want, period, but right now it's kind of cumbersome because they have to go through the clearing firm," said one securities lawyer who had discussed the matter with SEC officials. ❋ Jacob Bunge (2010)

A camera with infrared-interface is not a big shot. wi-fi or bluetooth is the way to go, to send to all the people around you, who want to receive the message, without having to face infrared-lenses of the cameras, which is kind of cumbersome ❋ Unknown (2007)

Forbes indicated that Florida's somewhat property protective statutes with respect to their homestead exemption was "cumbersome" and appeared to be a problem in speeding up the process in it's report and by inference. ❋ Unknown (2009)

It cited voter registration procedures that were "cumbersome" and that had meant that many people had not been able to register. ❋ Unknown (2008)

In the summer of 2002, even as the administration was well along in its illegal program, well along in its disregard of "cumbersome" FISA law, James A. Baker, the Justice Department's top lawyer on intelligence policy, testified before Congress that there was essentially no need to reform or even adjust FISA law. ❋ Unknown (2008)

As for "cumbersome" traditional spurs, Nike created a system to mount the spurs that took cues from receptacles for track spikes, Mr. McDowell says. ❋ Unknown (2008)

My employer requires me to use Lotus Notes for e-mail, and it also has a built-in calendar that I've been using for a year, but the interface is really ugly and kind of cumbersome to use. ❋ David Wharton (2007)

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