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Cumbrous

2023/1/27
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Cumbrous is an adjective that means awkward or ungainly.

Our word of the day is related to the more common word cumbersome which comes from the Latin word combre (COMB bray). Here’s an example of cumbrous in use:

After a day of working in packaging, my back can get pretty sore. Those boxes may look small, but they can be pretty cumbrous.