cumbersome

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His oilskin trousers were cumbersome, and with a little trouble he shed them.

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  1. adjective Difficult to handle because of weight or bulk. See Synonyms at heavy.
  2. adjective Troublesome or onerous.

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  • Officers can carry with them almost anything that isn't illegal or cumbersome -- no machetes, brass knuckles, switchblades or "Crocodile Dundee knives," academy director Lt. Karen Dixon said. —  post-gazette.com - News
  • The bureau process is extremely slow and cumbersome, and as a result cards are unlikely to be replied to in under 4-5 YEARS. —  eHam.net News
  • It is metabolically costly, cumbersome, and essentially a "predator magnet." —  Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en]
  • Mostly they tend to be slow and cumbersome, and this is made worse when you're running inside a small virtualised OS. —  Planet PHP
  • The old system was very cumbersome, and Scott, you've got even more details on that. —  SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page
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unwieldy ·  bulky ·  time-consuming ·  burdensome ·  ungainly ·  clumsy ·  cumbrous ·  inefficient ·  costly ·  confuse ·  outdated ·  ponderous
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