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The correct spelling is cumbersome.
How to pronounce cumbersome
adjective
IPA: /ˈkʌmbɚsəm/
Say it like: Cum-ber-som-e
The correct spelling is cumbersome. Burdensome or hindering, as a weight or drag; vexatious For example: "Cumbersome machines can endanger operators and slow down production."
Usage Examples
“Cumbersome machines can endanger operators and slow down production.”
“A slaves' work was as cumbersome as toiling on the fields, or in the mines.”
Definition
adjective
- 1.Burdensome or hindering, as a weight or drag; vexatious
- 2.Not easily managed or handled; awkward; clumsy.
- 3.Hard, difficult, demanding to handle or get around with.
- 4.Inert, lumbering, slow in movement
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