Definition of CUMBERSOME

cumbersome

Meanings

Adjective Satellite

  • difficult to handle or use especially because of size or weight
    • "a cumbersome piece of machinery"
  • not elegant or graceful in expression
    • "his cumbersome writing style"

Adj

  • Burdensome or hindering, as if a weight or drag; vexatious.
  • Not easily managed or handled; awkward; clumsy.
  • Hard, difficult, demanding to handle or get around with.
  • Inert, lumbering, slow in movement.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English cumbyrsum, cummyrsum; equivalent to cumber (“hindrance”) + -some. Compare encumber and incumbent.

Synonyms

awkward, clumsy, cumbrous, ill-chosen, inapt, inept, lumpish, unwieldy

Scrabble Score: 18

cumbersome is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
cumbersome is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
cumbersome is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 23

cumbersome is a valid Words With Friends word