cumbrous
1 antonym for cumbrous — opposites grouped by meaning.
Adj — Awkward or difficult to handle because it is big or heavy.
Synonyms by Meaning
1. adj
Awkward or difficult to handle because it is big or heavy.
“This class of apparatus, often called today the "poste classique", gave first-class service in every respect but became cumbrous if a large layout had to be controlled.”
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Etymology
Comes from Late Middle English combrous ("causing obstruction; clumsy; obstructed; bothersome, difficult; burdensome, onerous; serious; causing trouble, troublesome; dangerous; immoral; unjust, wrongful; upset") and other forms, from komber, kumbre ("distress; destruction") plus -ous (a suffix forming adjectives). The...
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