English Explanatory Dictionary

encumbrous

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of, pertaining to, or causing an encumbrance; cumbersome; troublesome.

Word forms

encumbrous more encumbrous most encumbrous

Etymology

From Middle English acombrous, encomberous, encombrous, encomerous, encoumberouse, encoumbrous, encumbrous, from Old French encombros. By surface analysis, encumber + ous.

Synonyms

burdensome cumbrous
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