Definitions for cumbrous
ˈkʌm brəscum·brous

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. cumbersome, cumbrousadjective

   difficult to handle or use especially because of size or weight

   "a cumbersome piece of machinery"; "cumbrous protective clothing"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. cumbrousadjective

   Unwieldy because of its weight; cumbersome.

2. cumbrousadjective

   Giving trouble; vexatious.

   A cloud of cumbrous gnats. uE000196207uE001 Spenser.

3. Etymology: From cumber + -ous.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Cumbrousadjective

   Etymology: from cumber.

   1. Troublesome; vexatious; disturbing.

   A cloud of cumbrous gnats do him molest;
   All striving to infix their feeble stings,
   That from their noyance he no where can rest. Fairy Queen.

   2. Oppressive; burthensome.

   Henceforth I fly not death, nor would prolong
   Life much! Bent rather, how I may be quit,
   Fairest and easiest, of this cumbrous charge. John Milton, Par. Lost.

   Black was his count’nance in a little space;
   For all the blood was gather’d in his face:
   Help was at hand; they rear’d him from the ground,
   And from his cumbrous arms his limbs unbound;
   Then lanc’d a vein. Dryden.

   Possession’s load was grown so great,
   He sunk beneath the cumb’rous weight. Jonathan Swift.

   3. Jumbled; obstructing each other.

   Swift to their several quarters hasted then
   The cumb’rous elements, earth, flood, air, fire. John Milton, P. Lost.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. cumbrous

   Cumbrous refers to something that is large, heavy, and therefore difficult to use, handle, or deal with due to its size or weight. It can also refer to something that is slow or complicated, hence making processes or activities more difficult or inconvenient.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Cumbrousadjective

   rendering action or motion difficult or toilsome; serving to obstruct or hinder; burdensome; clogging

2. Cumbrousadjective

   giving trouble; vexatious

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of cumbrous in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of cumbrous in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=cumbrous
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Cumbrous
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=cumbrous
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cumbrous