cumbersome (adj.)

  1. difficult to handle or use especially because of size or weight; a cumbersome piece of machinery; cumbrous protective clothing

    [ Syn: cumbrous ]

  2. 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?

    [ Syn: awkward , clumsy , inapt , inept , ill-chosen ]

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