encumbered en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ɪnˈkʌmbəd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Meanings
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Weighted down, loaded sufficiently to make slow.
A ship loaded with too much cargo is encumbered.
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Burdened by financial debt, mortgages, or other legal obligations.
'[…] She was married — married against her inclination to my brother. Her fortune was large, and our family estate much encumbered. And this, I fear, is all that can be said for the conduct of one, who was at once her uncle and guardian. My brother did not deserve her; he did not even love her […]'
1811, Jane Austen, chapter 31, in Sense and Sensibility:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most encumbered | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more encumbered | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
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Translations (9)
de behindert (weighted down, loaded sufficiently to make slow) · sv belastad (weighted down, loaded sufficiently to make slow) · sv hindrad (weighted down, loaded sufficiently to make slow) · tr yoluna taş koyulmuş (weighted down, loaded sufficiently to make slow) · es lastrado (weighted down, loaded sufficiently to make slow) · tr mânî olunmuş (weighted down, loaded sufficiently to make slow) · sv handikappad (weighted down, loaded sufficiently to make slow) · de belastet (weighted down, loaded sufficiently to make slow) · de verschuldet (weighted down, loaded sufficiently to make slow)