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Meanings of cumbersome in anglès

Not elegant or graceful in expression.

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Difficult to handle or use especially because of size or weight.

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Usage of cumbersome in anglès
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Existing legislation is cumbersome, complicated and ineffective in our increasingly urban society.
The Irish Times
2
That's one way to solve the storage problem, albeit a cumbersome one.
Wired
3
The structure of the proposed Public Services Standards Commission is unduly cumbersome.
The Irish Times
4
However, the interpretation of shear modulus distribution is often confusing and cumbersome.
Pubmed
5
His enormous sea shells, cast in polished bronze, are cumbersome and costly.
The Guardian
6
Roadblocks: Investors betting on the sector have to bear the cumbersome bureaucracy.
Reuters
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Probably the long cumbersome tail of the Phenax has a similar use.
The Naturalist in Nicaragua
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But the costs of vaccination are high and the procedure is cumbersome.
Reuters
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The plows of the period were cumbersome and did their work poorly.
George Washington: Farmer / Being an Account of His Home Life an...
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MaNtuli commits to a cumbersome vocation in order to realise her dream.
The South African
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It's all a bit cumbersome, but sometimes busting ghosts means not complaining.
Wired
12
The Lensman and the observer helped him into his cumbersome, heavily-padded armor.
The Vortex Blaster
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Percy held them steady as the cumbersome former island nudged in close.
Imprudence
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They pushed their way awkwardly through the undergrowth with slow cumbersome steps.
Blood and Bone
15
Drums are cumbersome instruments, drummers get attention by being loud and bombastic.
The new yorker
16
Neat, loose and convenient pajamas succeeded the cumbersome petticoats of everyday life.
Nedra
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Cumbersome across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
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