cumbersome
adjective
burdensome; troublesome.
cumbersomeness
-
a word derived from
cumbersome.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Once he was at the keyboard, all illusions of nerves or cumbersomeness vanished.
From Time Magazine Archive
At present, complexity and cumbersomeness bedevil the software industry, creating an obstacle to even greater acceptance of microcomputers.
From Time Magazine Archive
Advantage: German troops could be speedily recruited for Western defense, without the cumbersomeness of intermixed commands.
From Time Magazine Archive
NATO's complex cumbersomeness is chiefly on the political and economic side.
From Time Magazine Archive
The fact that in practice the Territorial Committee ordinarily did participate in the legislative process was largely offset by the exceeding cumbersomeness and indirectness of the system.
From The Governments of Europe by Frederic Austin Ogg
