cumber
verb (used with object)
to hinder; hamper.
uncumbered
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a word derived from
cumber.
Example Sentences
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Pope thus describes him:— 'Seen him, I have, but in his happier hour, Of social pleasure, ill exchanged for power; Seen him uncumbered with the venal tribe, Smile without art, and win without a bribe.'
From The Wits and Beaux of Society Volume 2 by Philip Wharton
Seen him I have, but in his happier hour Of social pleasure, ill exchanged for power; Seen him, uncumbered with the venal tribe, Smile without art, and win without a bribe.
From English Satires by William Henry Oliphant Smeaton
The incognito of an inn is one of its striking privileges—'lord of one's self, uncumbered with a name.'
From Table Talk Essays on Men and Manners by William Hazlitt
At this time it was covered by a fair, open walnut-wood, uncumbered with bush or undergrowth.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 13 by John Rudd
For there, where justice holds uncumbered sway, There each enjoys his heritage secure, And over every house and every throne Law, truth, and order keep their angel watch.
From Demetrius by Friedrich Schiller
