cumbersome

English

Adjective

cumbersome (comparative more cumbersome, superlative most cumbersome)

1. burdensome or hindering, as a weight or drag; vexatious; cumbrous.
2. Not easily managed or handled; awkward

   Cumbersome machines can endanger operators and slow down production.

3. Hard, difficult, demanding to handle or get around with

   A slaves' work was as cumbersome as toiling on the fields, or in the mines.

Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:difficult

Derived terms

• cumbersomely
• cumbersomeness

Synonyms

• cumbrous

Translations

burdensome or hindering, as a weight or drag; vexatious; cumbrous

Bulgarian: тежък (bg), обременителен (bg) Dutch: hinderlijk (nl), lastig (nl), moeilijk (nl), moeizaam (nl), zwaar (nl) Finnish: vaivalloinen (fi), hankala (fi) French: encombrant (fr)

German: hinderlich, lästig (de) Italian: ingombrante (it) Portuguese: empecilhante Spanish: pesado (es)

not easily managed or handled; awkward

Bulgarian: неудобен (bg) Dutch: lastig (nl), moeilijk (nl), moeizaam (nl), onhandig (nl), zwaar (nl) Finnish: kömpelö (fi), hankalasti (fi) käsiteltävä (fi)

Italian: difficile da usare Portuguese: desajeitado (pt)

hard, difficult, demanding to handle

Dutch: lastig (nl), moeilijk (nl), moeizaam (nl)

Finnish: vaivalloinen (fi), rasittava (fi) French: pénible (fr)

inert, lumbering, slow in movement

Dutch: log (nl), lastig (nl)

Finnish: kömpelö (fi)

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Italian: scomodo (it)