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The definition of cumbersome is something that is difficult to deal with or handle because of its size or weight.

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An example of cumbersome is a heavy, unevenly weighted television.

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See cumbersome in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

hard to handle or deal with as because of size, weight, or many parts; burdensome; unwieldy; clumsy

Related Forms:

cumbersomely adverb
cumbersomeness noun

See cumbersome in American Heritage Dictionary 4

cum·ber·some

adjective

Difficult to handle because of weight or bulk. See Synonyms at heavy.
Troublesome or onerous.

Related Forms:

cumbersomely cumˈber·some·ly adverb

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