Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for CUM'BER-SOME
CUM'BER-SOME, a.
- Troublesome; burdensome; embarrassing; vexatious; as, cumbersome obedience. – Sidney.
- Unwieldy; unmanageable; not easily borne or managed; as, a cumbersome load; a cumbersome machine.
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