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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Cumbrous \Cum"brous\ (k?m"br?s), a. 1. Rendering action or motion difficult or toilsome; serving to obstruct or hinder; burdensome; clogging. [1913 Webster] He sunk beneath the cumbrous weight. --Swift. [1913 Webster] That cumbrousand unwieldy style which disfigures English composition so extensively. --De Quincey. [1913 Webster] 2. Giving trouble; vexatious. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] A clud of cumbrous gnats. --Spenser. -- Cum"brous*ly, adv. -- Cum"brous*ness, n. [1913 Webster]