cumbersomeness
1cumbersomeness — cumbersome ► ADJECTIVE 1) difficult to carry or use through size; unwieldy. 2) slow or complicated and therefore inefficient. DERIVATIVES cumbersomely adverb cumbersomeness noun …
2Cumbersomeness — cumbersome cum ber*some (k?m b?r s?m), a. 1. Burdensome or hindering, as a weight or drag; embarrassing; vexatious; cumbrous. [1913 Webster] To perform a cumbersome obedience. Sir. P. Sidney. [1913 Webster] 2. Not easily managed; as, a cumbersome …
3cumbersomeness — noun see cumbersome …
4cumbersomeness — noun The state of being cumbersome …
5cumbersomeness — n. clumsiness, awkwardness; burdensomeness …
6cumbersomeness — cum·ber·some·ness …
7cumbersomeness — noun trouble in carrying or managing caused by bulk or shape the movers cursed the unwieldiness of the big piano • Syn: ↑awkwardness, ↑unwieldiness • Derivationally related forms: ↑unwieldy (for: ↑unwieldiness), ↑ …
8awkwardness — noun 1. unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training • Syn: ↑clumsiness, ↑ineptness, ↑ineptitude, ↑maladroitness, ↑slowness • Derivationally related forms: ↑slow (for: ↑ …
9unwieldiness — noun 1. the quality of being difficult to direct or control by reason of complexity avoiding the unwieldiness of formal legal processes the onset of unwieldiness and bureaucracy in large organizations • Derivationally related forms: ↑unwieldy •… …
10cumbersome — adjective Date: 1535 1. dialect burdensome, troublesome 2. unwieldy because of heaviness and bulk 3. slow moving ; ponderous Synonyms: see heavy • cumbersomely adv …
