Definition of cumbersome

Overview of adj cumbersome

The adj cumbersome has 2 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)

1. (2) cumbersome, cumbrous

(difficult to handle or use especially because of size or weight; "a cumbersome piece of machinery"; "cumbrous protective clothing")

2. awkward, clumsy, cumbersome, inapt, inept, ill-chosen

(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?")