| a. | 1. | Burdensome or hindering, as a weight or drag; embarrassing; vexatious; cumbrous. |
| 2. | Not easily managed; |
| Adj. | 1. | cumbersome - difficult to handle or use especially because of size or weight; "a cumbersome piece of machinery"; "cumbrous protective clothing" Synonyms: cumbrous |
| 2. | cumbersome - 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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