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cumbrous

The origin and history of cumbrous.

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 English word can also be analysed as cumber plus -ous.

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