Definition of Cumbersome

difficult to manage

Examples of Cumbersome in a sentence

Because the cumbersome package weighed over three hundred pounds, it took two men to move it.  🔊

The cumbersome box was too big for the shopping cart.  🔊

Since I could not pronounce my doctor’s cumbersome name, I simply spelled it out for the receptionist.  🔊

The assignment was so cumbersome that Jill had to hire six temporary workers to assist her.  🔊

When Frank tried to wrap his wife’s cumbersome present, he realized the oddly shaped item would have to go inside a gift bag.  🔊

Heather could not walk through the front door in her cumbersome pumpkin costume.  🔊

Although the cabinet was too cumbersome to fit in the tiny bathroom, it was a perfect size for the living room.  🔊

The customer service agent said I would have to pay extra for my cumbersome suitcase.  🔊

As soon as Pam got the new couch home, she realized it was so cumbersome it took up most of the den.  🔊

The inexperienced knight found it difficult to walk in the cumbersome armor.  🔊

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