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Английский Этимологический словарь - cumbersome

 
 

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Cumbersome

cumbersome
- 14c., acombren, from O.Fr. encombrer, from combre "obstruction, barrier," from V.L. *comboros "that which is carried together."
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1.
  ~ adj 1 a process or system that is cumbersome is slow and difficult  (The technique was cumbersome and created problems with sound reproduction.) 2 heavy and difficult to move  (cumbersome equipment that slowed us down considerably) 3 words or phrases that are cumbersome are long or complicated ...
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
2.
  1. Something that is cumbersome is large and heavy and therefore difficult to carry, wear, or handle. Although the machine looks cumbersome, it is actually easy to use. = unwieldy ADJ 2. A cumbersome system or process is very complicated and inefficient. ...an old and cumbersome computer system... = clumsy ADJ ...
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
3.
   adjective  Date: 1535  1. dialect burdensome, troublesome  2. unwieldy because of heaviness and bulk  3. slow-moving ; ponderous  Synonyms: see heavy  • ~ly adverb  • ~ness noun ...
Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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  adj. inconvenient in size, weight, or shape; unwieldy. Derivatives cumbersomely adv. cumbersomeness n. Etymology: ME f. CUMBER + -SOME(1) ...
Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
5.
  1. тяжелый; громоздкий; нескладный the cumbersome old table with twisted legs —- громоздкий старый стол с изогнутыми ножками cumbersome armour —- тяжелое вооружение 2. обременительный cumbersome ceremonies —- обременительные формальности ...
Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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  adj.  1) нескладный; громоздкий  2) обременительный ...
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