cumbersome

English

Etymology

cumber (“hindrance”) +‎ -some.

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /ˈkʌmbɚsəm/

Adjective

cumbersome (comparative more cumbersome, superlative most cumbersome)

Burdensome or hindering, as a weight or drag; vexatious
Not easily managed or handled; awkward; clumsy.
Cumbersome machines can endanger operators and slow down production.
Hard, difficult, demanding to handle or get around with.
A slaves' work was as cumbersome as toiling on the fields, or in the mines.

Synonyms

See also Thesaurus:difficult

Derived terms

cumbersomely
cumbersomeness

Synonyms

cumbrous
unwieldy

Translations

burdensome or hindering, as a weight or drag; vexatious; cumbrous

Bulgarian: тежък (bg) (težǎk), обременителен (bg) (obremenitelen)
Dutch: hinderlijk (nl), lastig (nl), moeilijk (nl), moeizaam (nl), zwaar (nl)
Finnish: vaivalloinen (fi), hankala (fi)
French: encombrant (fr)
German: hinderlich, lästig, mühsam (de), beschwerlich (de)
Italian: ingombrante (it)
Maori: hīrawerawe

Polish: uciążliwy (pl) m
Portuguese: incómodo (pt) (Portugal), incômodo (pt) (Brazil)
Russian: обремени́тельный (ru) (obremenítelʹnyj), затрудни́тельный (ru) (zatrudnítelʹnyj), тя́гостный (ru) (tjágostnyj)
Spanish: pesado (es)
Swedish: otymplig (sv)
Turkish: külfetli (tr)

not easily managed or handled; awkward

Bulgarian: неудобен (bg) (neudoben)
Dutch: lastig (nl), moeilijk (nl), moeizaam (nl), onhandig (nl), zwaar (nl), omslachtig (nl)
Finnish: kömpelö (fi), hankalasti käsiteltävä, hankalakäyttöinen
German: (objects) sperrig (de), (procedure) umständlich (de)
Italian: difficile da usare
Norwegian:
Bokmål: uhåndterlig

Polish: nieporęczny (pl) m, niewygodny (pl) m
Portuguese: desajeitado (pt)
Russian: громо́здкий (ru) (gromózdkij), неудо́бный (ru) (neudóbnyj)
Turkish: zor taşınır

hard, difficult, demanding to handle

Chinese:
Mandarin: 麻烦的
Dutch: lastig (nl), moeilijk (nl), moeizaam (nl)
Finnish: vaivalloinen (fi), rasittava (fi)
French: pénible (fr), fastidieux (fr)

German: schwierig (de)
Hungarian: nehéz (hu)
Polish: nieporęczny (pl) m
Russian: сло́жный (ru) (slóžnyj)
Turkish: zor (tr)

inert, lumbering, slow in movement

Dutch: log (nl), lastig (nl)
Finnish: kömpelö (fi)
French: lourd (fr), lent (fr)

German: schwerfällig (de)
Hungarian: lomha (hu)
Turkish: ağır (tr), hantal (tr)

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Italian: ^{(please verify)} scomodo (it)