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April 17, 2028

cumbersome

/ˈkʌmbɚsəm/adjective

Burdensome or hindering, as a weight or drag; vexatious.

Example sentences

  • Cumbersome machines can endanger operators and slow down production.
  • A slaves' work was as cumbersome as toiling on the fields, or in the mines.

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