encumbrous

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adjective

Of, pertaining to, or causing an encumbrance; cumbersome; troublesome.

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burdensomecumbrous
OriginMiddle English acombrous ← Old French encombros →
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Meanings

adjectiveencumbrous (comparative more encumbrous, superlative most encumbrous)

comparative more encumbrous · superlative most encumbrous

  1. obsoleteOf, pertaining to, or causing an encumbrance; cumbersome; troublesome.

    Synonyms: burdensome, cumbrous

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOf, pertaining to, or causing an encumbrance; cumbersome; troublesome.

Similar
burdensomecumbrous
Also see
cumbrous

Origin

  1. Old Frenchencombros
  2. Middle Englishacombrous
  3. Englishencumbrous

From Middle English acombrous, encomberous, encombrous, encomerous, encoumberouse, encoumbrous, encumbrous, from Old French encombros. By surface analysis, encumber + ous.

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APA

encumbrous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/encumbrous

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“encumbrous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/encumbrous. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “encumbrous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/encumbrous.

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