cumbersome
/ˈkʌmbəsəm/adj
Middle School
1
Burdensome or hindering, as if a weight or drag; vexatious.
2
Not easily managed or handled; awkward; clumsy.
3
Hard, difficult, demanding to handle or get around with.
4
Inert, lumbering, slow in movement.
Thesaurus
Sound Patterns & Rhymes
Alliteration
Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)
Assonance
Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing