Cumbersomeness

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  cumbersome \cum"ber*some\ (k?m"b?r-s?m), a.
     1. Burdensome or hindering, as a weight or drag;
        embarrassing; vexatious; cumbrous.
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              To perform a cumbersome obedience.    --Sir. P.


                                                    Sidney.
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     2. Not easily managed; as, a cumbersome contrivance or
        machine.
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              He holds them in utter contempt, as lumbering,
              cumbersome, circuitous.               --I. Taylor.
        -- {Cum"ber*some*ly}, adv. -- {Cum"ber*some*ness},n.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  cumbersomeness
       n : trouble in carrying or managing caused by bulk or shape;
           "the movers cursed the unwieldiness of the big piano"
           [syn: {awkwardness}, {unwieldiness}]