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cumbersome definition
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Grep of noun cumbersome cumbersomeness Overview of adj cumbersome The adj cumbersome has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) cumbersome, cumbrous -- (difficult to handle or use especially because of size or weight; "a cumbersome piece of machinery"; "cumbrous protective clothing") 2. awkward, clumsy, cumbersome, inapt, inept, ill-chosen -- (not elegant or graceful in expression; "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?") Antonyms of adj cumbersome 2 senses of cumbersome Sense 1 cumbersome, cumbrous INDIRECT (VIA unwieldy) -> wieldy, manageable Sense 2 awkward, clumsy, cumbersome, inapt, inept, ill-chosen INDIRECT (VIA infelicitous) -> felicitous Similarity of adj cumbersome 2 senses of cumbersome Sense 1 cumbersome, cumbrous => unwieldy (vs. wieldy), unmanageable Sense 2 awkward, clumsy, cumbersome, inapt, inept, ill-chosen => infelicitous (vs. felicitous) Attributes of adj cumbersome Familiarity of adj cumbersome cumbersome used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj cumbersome cumbersome Overview of adj cumbersome The adj cumbersome has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) cumbersome, cumbrous -- (difficult to handle or use especially because of size or weight; "a cumbersome piece of machinery"; "cumbrous protective clothing") 2. awkward, clumsy, cumbersome, inapt, inept, ill-chosen -- (not elegant or graceful in expression; "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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