cumbrous
adjective
cumbrousness
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a word derived from
cumbrous.
Example Sentences
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Lord Melville admitted the cumbrousness of the present system.
From A Political Diary 1828-1830, Volume II by Edward Law, Earl of Ellenborough
This method may be cumbrous, but cumbrousness is a far less evil than uncertainty.
From Life and Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1 by Sir Francis Darwin
The objection was of force, for the defensive armour of the fifteenth century had reached a pitch of cumbrousness that required long practice for a man to be capable of moving under it.
From The Herd Boy and His Hermit by Charlotte Mary Yonge
The style is perfectly suited to the purpose, having got rid of almost all vestiges of the cumbrousness of the older tongue without losing its picturesque quaintness.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" by Various
Theoretically, it was as ideal tool for such work, its chief drawback being its cumbrousness.
From The Cruise of the Cachalot Round the World After Sperm Whales by Frank T. Bullen
