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Definition of 'cumbersome'

Adjective

  1. difficult to handle or use especially because of size or weight; "a cumbersome piece of machinery"; "cumbrous protective clothing"
       Synonyms: cumbrous
  2. 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?"
       Synonyms: awkward clumsy inapt inept ill-chosen


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