cumbrous
Betekenis (Engels)
- (also, figuratively, literary) Unwieldy because of size or weight; cumbersome.
- (literary, obsolete) Causing hindrance or obstruction.
- (literary, obsolete) Giving annoyance or trouble; troublesome, vexatious.
Teenoorgestelde van
uncumbrous
Sinonieme
unwieldy
lying in the way
Vertalings
Uitgespreek as (IPA)
/ˈkʌmbɹəs/
Etimologie (Engels)
In summary
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”) + -ous (suffix forming adjectives). The English word is analysable as cumber + -ous.
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