|  cumbersome 
 
 1. difficult to handle or use especially because of size or weight (Freq. 2)
 - a cumbersome piece of machinery
 - cumbrous protective clothing
 • Syn:
 cumbrous
 • Similar to:
 unwieldy, unmanageable
 • Derivationally related forms:
 cumbersomeness
 2. not elegant or graceful in expression
 - an awkward prose style
 - a clumsy apology
 - his cumbersome writing style
 - if the rumor is true, can anything be more inept than to repeat it now?
 • Syn:
 awkward, clumsy, inapt, inept, ill-chosen
 • Similar to:
 infelicitous
 • Derivationally related forms:
 ineptness (for: inept), inaptness (for: inapt), clumsiness (for: clumsy), awkwardness (for: awkward)
 
 
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