Cum″ber‐some (k�m″b�r–s�m), a. 1. Burdensome or hindering, as a weight or drag; embarrassing; vexatious; cumbrous.
To perform a cumbersome obedience.
Sir. P. Sidney.
2. Not easily managed; as, a cumbersome contrivance or machine.
He holds them in utter contempt, as lumbering, cumbersome, circuitous.
I. Taylor.
— Cum″ber‐some‐ly, adv. — Cum″ber‐some‐ness,n.