Cumbrously

Cumbrously
Cumbrous Cum"brous (k?m"br?s), a. 1. Rendering action or motion difficult or toilsome; serving to obstruct or hinder; burdensome; clogging. [1913 Webster]

He sunk beneath the cumbrous weight. --Swift. [1913 Webster]

That cumbrousand unwieldy style which disfigures English composition so extensively. --De Quincey. [1913 Webster]

2. Giving trouble; vexatious. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

A clud of cumbrous gnats. --Spenser. -- {Cum"brous*ly}, adv. -- {Cum"brous*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]


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  • cumbrously — adverb see cumbrous …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • cumbrously — See cumbrous. * * * …   Universalium

  • cumbrously — adv. awkwardly, inconveniently, burdensomely …   English contemporary dictionary

  • cumbrously — cum·brous·ly …   English syllables

  • cumbrously — adverb Etymology: Middle English, from cumbrous + ly : in a cumbrous way : clumsily, ponderously …   Useful english dictionary

  • cumbrous — cumbrously, adv. cumbrousness, n. /kum breuhs/, adj. cumbersome. [1325 75; ME cumberous. See CUMBER, OUS] * * * …   Universalium

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  • Bundling — Bundle Bun dle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bundled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bundling}.] 1. To tie or bind in a bundle or roll. [1913 Webster] 2. To send off abruptly or without ceremony. [1913 Webster] They unmercifully bundled me and my gallant second into… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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