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encumbrous

encumbrous adjective: of, pertaining to, or causing an encumbrance; cumbersome; troublesome.

Adjective

encumbrous (comparative more encumbrous, superlative most encumbrous)

  1. (obsolete) Of, pertaining to, or causing an encumbrance; cumbersome; troublesome.
    Synonyms:
    burdensome, cumbrous

Synonyms of encumbrous

Forms of encumbrous

comparativemore encumbrous
superlativemost encumbrous

Origin of encumbrous

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

Questions about encumbrous

What does encumbrous mean?
Encumbrous means of, pertaining to, or causing an encumbrance; cumbersome; troublesome.
What part of speech is encumbrous?
Encumbrous is an adjective.

Words near encumbrous in the dictionary

  1. encumbranced
  2. encumbrancer
  3. encumbrancers
  4. encumbrances
  5. encumbrancing
  6. encumbrous
  7. encunt
  8. encunted
  9. encunting
  10. encunts
  11. encur

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