Dictionary 1. (a.) Rendering action or motion difficult or toilsome; serving to obstruct or hinder; burdensome; clogging.2. (a.) Giving trouble; vexatious. Thesaurus Latinate awkward bombastic bulky burdensome clogging clumsy cramped cumbersome elephantine encumbering forced formal guinde halting hampering heavy hindering hulking hulky impedimental impeding impeditive incumbent inkhorn labored leaden lubberly lumbering lumpish lumpy massive massy onerous oppressive pompous ponderous sesquipedalian stiff stilted superincumbent turgid unhandy unwieldy |