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| 1. | [ adjective ] difficult to handle or use especially because of size or weight | |
| Synonyms: | cumbrous | |
| Examples: | "a cumbersome piece of machinery" "cumbrous protective clothing" |
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| Related terms: | unwieldy | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] not elegant or graceful in expression | |
| Synonyms: | clumsy inept inapt ill-chosen awkward | |
| Examples: | "an awkward prose style" "a clumsy apology" "his cumbersome writing style" "if the rumor is true, can anything be more inept than to repeat it now?" |
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| Related terms: | infelicitous | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] not elegant or graceful in expression | |
| Synonyms: | inept clumsy ill-chosen inapt awkward | |
| Examples: | "an awkward prose style" "a clumsy apology" "his cumbersome writing style" "if the rumor is true, can anything be more inept than to repeat it now?" |
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| Related terms: | infelicitous | |
| Similar spelling: |
Cumberledge cumbrous Cumberland |
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