cumbersome

Day 36Level 3

KUHM-ber-suhm

burdensome

burdensome, awkward

Part of Speech: verb

Synonyms:

troublesome, clumsy, hefty

Antonyms:

graceful, insubstantial

Example Sentence:

The justice process was so cumbersome and time consuming, that sometimes it becomes too late for justice to be done.

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