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cumbersome meaning in Tamil

இடைஞ்சலான

/ˈkʌmbəsəm/US/ˈkʌmbɚsəm/

cumbersome in Tamil: இடைஞ்சலான, எளிதில் கையாள முடியாத, சிக்கலான, பலப் படியான. In English, cumbersome means burdensome or hindering, as if a weight or drag; vexatious.

Tamil words for cumbersome

இடைஞ்சலான, எளிதில் கையாள முடியாத, சிக்கலான, பலப் படியான, கடினமான

English meaning of cumbersome

  1. adjective Burdensome or hindering, as if a weight or drag; vexatious.
  2. adjective Not easily managed or handled; awkward or clumsy.
  3. adjective Hard, difficult, and demanding to handle or get around with.
  4. adjective Inert, lumbering, or slow in movement.

Full definition of cumbersome

cumbersome in a sentence

  • Cumbersome machines can endanger operators and slow down production.
  • A slave’s work was as cumbersome as toiling on the fields, or in the mines.

Synonyms of cumbersome

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Questions about cumbersome in Tamil

What is the meaning of cumbersome in Tamil?
Cumbersome in Tamil is இடைஞ்சலான, எளிதில் கையாள முடியாத, சிக்கலான, பலப் படியான.
cumbersome என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Cumbersome: இடைஞ்சலான, எளிதில் கையாள முடியாத, சிக்கலான, பலப் படியான.
What does cumbersome mean in English?
Cumbersome means burdensome or hindering, as if a weight or drag; vexatious.

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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: cumbersome (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: cumbersome (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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