cumbersome

KUM-ber-sumadj

Meaning large and awkward to carry or use; also, slow and complicated

Memory hook LUMBER is CUMBER-some. Pip tries to carry a huge piece of lumber home by himself, but it is so long and heavy that he can barely shuffle: it is cumbersome.

The cumbersome old suitcase had no wheels and kept banging into my knees.

In context The sign-up process was cumbersome: families had to fill out four forms, mail them separately and then call to confirm each one.

Similar awkward, unwieldy, bulky, clumsy

Opposite handy, convenient, compact

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