(adj) difficult to handle or use especially because of size or weight, Syn. cumbrous, Example:a cumbersome piece of machinery; cumbrous protective clothing

awkward

(adj) not elegant or graceful in expression, Syn. cumbersome, ill-chosen, inapt, inept, clumsy, Example: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?

awkwardness

(n) trouble in carrying or managing caused by bulk or shape, Syn. unwieldiness, cumbersomeness, Example:the movers cursed the unwieldiness of the big piano

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)

cumbersome

a. 1. Burdensome or hindering, as a weight or drag; embarrassing; vexatious; cumbrous. [ 1913 Webster ]

To perform a cumbersome obedience. Sir. P. Sidney. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Not easily managed; as, a cumbersome contrivance or machine. [ 1913 Webster ]

He holds them in utter contempt, as lumbering, cumbersome, circuitous. I. Taylor.

-- Cum"ber*some*ly, adv. -- Cum"ber*some*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

Chinese-English: CC-CEDICT Dictionary CC-CEDICT CN-EN Dictionary

累

[累 / 纍, léi] cumbersome #1175

赘

[赘 / 贅, zhuì] superfluous; redundant; cumbersome; refers to a son-in-law living with wife's family #18793

笨重

[笨重, bèn zhòng] heavy; cumbersome; unwieldy #29743

累赘

[累赘 / 纍贅, léi zhuì] (also lei2 zhui5); superfluous; cumbersome; a burden on sb; a nuisance to sb; to inconvenience; to tie sb down; long-winded (of writing); also written 纍墜|累坠, See Also: 纍墜, 累坠 #30777

棘皮动物

[棘皮动物 / 棘皮動物, jí pí dòng wù] echinoderm, the phylum containing sea urchins, sea cucumbers etc #206509

榔槺

[榔槺, láng kāng] cumbersome; awkward and clumsy

累坠

[累坠 / 纍墜, léi zhuì] (also lei2 zhui5); superfluous; cumbersome; a burden on sb; a nuisance to sb; to inconvenience; to tie sb down; long-winded (of writing); also written 纍贅|累赘), See Also: 纍贅, 累赘

Japanese-English: EDICT Dictionary EDICT JP-EN Dictionary

海鼠売り;海鼠売(io)

[なまこうり, namakouri] (n) selling sea cucumbers; sea cucumber vendor

German-English: TU-Chemnitz DING Dictionary DING DE-EN Dictionary

Lästigkeit { f }

cumbersomeness

entlastet

disencumbers

hinderlich; behinderlich; beschwerlich; mühselig { adj }

cumbersome

schwerfällig; unhandlich; sperrig { adj }

cumbersome

schwerfällig { adv }

cumbersomely

verschulden | verschuldet | verschuldete

to encumber with debts | encumbers with debts | encumbered with debts

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