CUMBROUS

PRONUNCIATION: (KUHM-bruhs)

MEANING: adjective: Difficult to carry, use, or manage, especially because of size, weight, or complexity.

ETYMOLOGY: From Old French encombrer (to hinder), from combre (dam). Earliest documented use: before 1400.
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CRUMBROUS - easily breakable into small pieces

CHUMBROUS - like a well-meaning but somewhat oafish friend

CAMBROUS - having multiple small protrusions around its otherwise-circular rim