Cumbrous

Cumbrous
Cumbrous Cum"brous (k?m"br?s), a. 1. Rendering action or motion difficult or toilsome; serving to obstruct or hinder; burdensome; clogging. [1913 Webster]

He sunk beneath the cumbrous weight. --Swift. [1913 Webster]

That cumbrousand unwieldy style which disfigures English composition so extensively. --De Quincey. [1913 Webster]

2. Giving trouble; vexatious. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

A clud of cumbrous gnats. --Spenser. -- {Cum"brous*ly}, adv. -- {Cum"brous*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]


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  • cumbrous — index oppressive, ponderous Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • cumbrous — (adj.) late 14c., cumbersome, troublesome, clumsy, unwieldy, from CUMBER (Cf. cumber) + OUS (Cf. ous) …   Etymology dictionary

  • cumbrous — ► ADJECTIVE literary ▪ cumbersome …   English terms dictionary

  • cumbrous — [kum′brəs] adj. CUMBERSOME cumbrously adv. cumbrousness n …   English World dictionary

  • cumbrous — cumbersome, cumbrous ponderous, *heavy, weighty, hefty Analogous words: burdensome, *onerous: *awkward, clumsy: *irksome, wearisome, tiresome Contrasted words: compact, *close: * …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • cumbrous — adjective Date: 15th century cumbersome Synonyms: see heavy • cumbrously adverb • cumbrousness noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • cumbrous — cumbrously, adv. cumbrousness, n. /kum breuhs/, adj. cumbersome. [1325 75; ME cumberous. See CUMBER, OUS] * * * …   Universalium

  • cumbrous — adjective /ˈkʌmbɹəs/ Unwieldy because of its weight; cumbersome …   Wiktionary

  • cumbrous — Synonyms and related words: Latinate, awkward, bombastic, bulky, burdensome, clogging, clumsy, cramped, cumbersome, elephantine, encumbering, forced, formal, guinde, halting, hampering, heavy, hindering, hulking, hulky, impedimental, impeding,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • cumbrous — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Unwieldy or clumsy, especially due to excess weight: cumbersome, heavy, lumpish, lumpy, ponderous. See EASY, HEAVY …   English dictionary for students

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