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cumbrous

[ kuhm-bruhs ]

adjective



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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³Š³Ü³Ÿî€ƒb°ùŽÇ³Ü²õ·±ô²â adverb
  • ³Š³Ü³Ÿî€ƒb°ùŽÇ³Ü²õ·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
  • ²ÔŽÇ²Ô·³Š³Ü³Ÿî€ƒb°ùŽÇ³Ü²õ adjective
  • non·³Š³Ü³Ÿî€ƒb°ùŽÇ³Ü²õ·±ô²â adverb
  • non·³Š³Ü³Ÿî€ƒb°ùŽÇ³Ü²õ·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
  • ³Ü²Ô·³Š³Ü³Ÿî€ƒb°ùŽÇ³Ü²õ adjective
  • un·³Š³Ü³Ÿî€ƒb°ùŽÇ³Ü²õ·±ô²â adverb
  • un·³Š³Ü³Ÿî€ƒb°ùŽÇ³Ü²õ·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of cumbrous1

First recorded in 1325–75, cumbrous is from the Middle English word cumberous. See cumber, -ous
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It turns out that digital television, originally meant as a convenient alternative to clunky cable, can be just as knotty and cumbrous as the business it’s trying to replace.

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This summer, his big league career got off to a charmed start that belied the cumbrous path he took to get there.

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She could write the scene three times over, from three points of view; her excitement was in the prospect of freedom, of being delivered from the cumbrous struggle between good and bad, heroes and villains.

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The Road Home Program, a state program supposed to help rebuild, was cumbrous and slow, and grants often didn’t cover the cost of repairs.

Only the cumbrous irony of his tone made her feel unreal herself—made her unable to put her own words simply.

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