cum ‧ ber ‧ some /ˈkʌmbəs ə m $ -bər-/ BrE AmE adjective
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: cumber 'to prevent from moving freely, load' (14-20 centuries) (from encumber ) + -some ]
1 . a process or system that is cumbersome is slow and difficult:
Doctors are complaining that the system is cumbersome and bureaucratic.
cumbersome procedures
2 . heavy and difficult to move:
a large cumbersome machine
3 . words or phrases that are cumbersome are long or complicated