01 a. Burdensome or hindering, as a weight or drag; embarrassing; vexatious; cumbrous.
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Burdensome or hindering, as a weight or drag; embarrassing; vexatious; cumbrous.“To perform a cumbersome obedience.” — Sir. P. Sidney.
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Not easily managed; as, a cumbersome contrivance or machine.“He holds them in utter contempt, as lumbering, cumbersome, circuitous.” — I. Taylor.