cumbersome

Betekenis (Engels)

1. Burdensome or hindering, as if 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.

Concepten

lastig

moeilijk

moeizaam

log

zwaar

slungelachtig

onhandig

plomp

hinderlijk

Synoniemen

unwieldy

cumbrous

awkward

bulky

clumsy

ponderous

heavy

burdensome

troublesome

inapt

ill-chosen

onerous

ungainly

inept

hot

🥵

importunate

impractical

inconvenient

inopportune

intractable

labored

laborious

lumber

lumpish

maladroit

massive

obtrusive

painful

pressing

quixotic

straining

strenuous

tiresome

tiring

toilsome

tough

tricky

unenviable

unfriendly

unfunctional

unhandy

unmanageable

unpronounceable

unutterable

vexing

weighty

unweildy

bunglesome

shambly

doplic

Vertalingen

encombrant

ingombrante

mühsam

desajeitado

pesado

embarazoso

φορτικός

schwerfällig

incômodo

sperrig

δυσκίνητος

pesant

umständlich

lästig

incommode

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈkʌmbəsəm/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: cumbyrsum

In summary

From Middle English cumbyrsum, cummyrsum; equivalent to cumber (“hindrance”) + -some. Compare encumber and incumbent.