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lumbersome en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈlʌmbəsəm/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈlʌmbɚsəm/ (US)

Etymology

From lumber + -some.

Meanings

  1. Marked or characterised by lumbering or awkwardness; cumbrous.
    • Zacchia's temporal consideration appears lumbersome, yet his point clear: the anatomical evidence will depend on the frequency of stupration. 2013, Kenneth Borris, George S. Rousseau, The Sciences of Homosexuality in Early Modern Europe:

Forms

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most lumbersome Degree=Sup lexicographic
more lumbersome Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Deriveds

lumbersomely · lumbersomeness

Synonyms

lumberly