English Explanatory Dictionary

cumbrous

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Unwieldy because of size or weight; cumbersome.
  2. Causing hindrance or obstruction.
  3. Giving annoyance or trouble; troublesome, vexatious.

Pronunciation

/ˈkʌmbɹəs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-cumbrous.wav

Word forms

cumbrous more cumbrous most cumbrous combrous

Etymology

From Late Middle English combrous (“causing obstruction; clumsy; obstructed; bothersome, difficult; burdensome, onerous; serious; causing trouble, troublesome; dangerous; immoral; unjust, wrongful; upset”) [and other forms], from komber, kumbre (“distress; destruction”) + -ous (suffix forming adjectives). The English word is analysable as cumber + -ous.

Synonyms

encumbrous cumbersome wearisome

Antonyms

uncumbrous

Related words

accumber cumber cumbered cumberer cumberground cumbering cumberless cumberment cumbersome cumberworld encumber encumbered encumberer encumbering encumberment encumbrance encumbrancer encumbrous incumber incumberment incumbrance unencumbered

Derived words

cumbrously cumbrousness uncumbrous
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