Definition of Cumbrousness. Meaning of Cumbrousness. Synonyms of Cumbrousness

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Definition of Cumbrousness

Cumbrousness
Cumbrous Cum"brous (k?m"br?s), a. 1. Rendering action or motion difficult or toilsome; serving to obstruct or hinder; burdensome; clogging. He sunk beneath the cumbrous weight. --Swift. That cumbrousand unwieldy style which disfigures English composition so extensively. --De Quincey. 2. Giving trouble; vexatious. [Obs.] A clud of cumbrous gnats. --Spenser. -- Cum"brous*ly, adv. -- Cum"brous*ness, n.

Meaning of Cumbrousness from wikipedia

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