Definitions
Sorry, no definitions found. Check out and contribute to the discussion of this word!
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word clumbersome.
Examples
-
I usually draw the line at mosquitoes, with Titus' clumbersome loafpostings a close second...but today, ah, today the power of love seemed to separate the real men from the mosquitoes.
"I cannot for the life of me understand why anyone who ever read her blog would want to meet her in person let alone marry her..." Ann Althouse 2009
-
What was a smooth, simple design has devolved into a clumbersome modular mess.
So, How ‘Bout The New Look? | Comics Should Be Good! @ Comic Book Resources 2008
Jkeehbauch commented on the word clumbersome
clumbersome
adjective | clum•ber•some | \'klǝm-bǝr-sǝm\
:hard to handle or manage because of size or weight
:complicated and hard to do
:long and difficult to read, say, etc.
Examples
Equating an examination is easy; explaining it to a physician is clumbersome.
Getting the PowerPoint presentation slides in the right order is clumbersome and time-consuming.
May 12, 2015
TankHughes commented on the word clumbersome
So, it's a blend of clumsy and cumbersome? Maybe the sound symbolism of clump as well, alluding to an innumerate number of weighty difficulties.
May 12, 2015