cumbrous

[ kuhm-bruhs ]

/ ˈkʌm brəs /

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adjective

cumbersome.

Origin of cumbrous

First recorded in 1325–75, cumbrous is from the Middle English word cumberous.See cumber, -ous

OTHER WORDS FROM cumbrous

cum·brous·ly, adverbcum·brous·ness, nounnon·cum·brous, adjectivenon·cum·brous·ly, adverb

non·cum·brous·ness, nounun·cum·brous, adjectiveun·cum·brous·ly, adverbun·cum·brous·ness, noun

Words nearby cumbrous

cumbia, cumbrance, Cumbria, Cumbrian, Cumbrian Mountains, cumbrous, cumbungi, cum dividend, cume, cumene, cum grano salis

Example sentences from the Web for cumbrous

He swung the heavy and cumbrous canvas into position as if it were a dust cloth.
The Wings of the Morning|Louis Tracy
The notation is cumbrous, but scarcely more so than that of the Romans.
The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 1. (of 7): Chaldaea|George Rawlinson
As the usual preterite was heryed (hr-y-ed-e being too cumbrous and almost unpronounceable), there is no error.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 6 (of 7) -- Introduction, Glossary, and Indexes|Geoffrey Chaucer
The process of gathering a royal army in Samoa is cumbrous and dilatory in the extreme.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 18 (of 25)|Robert Louis Stevenson

Being isolated, it had escaped the fire; as maybe it had proved too cumbrous for removal.
Foe-Farrell|Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch