Cumbrous
/ˈkʌm.brəs/noun
Awkwardly heavy, bulky, or difficult to carry or manage.
Did you know?“Cumbrous” comes from the same ancient root as “cumber,” and both trace back to a Celtic word for a load or burden—language preserving the weight of old physical struggle.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Celtic
PCelt
*kom-boros / *kom-buros
“a burden, load”
Old French
OF
combre / cumbre
“a hindrance, burden”
Middle English
ME
comberous / cumbrous
“burdensome, troublesome”
Modern English
English
cumbrous
“awkwardly heavy or unwieldy”