What is the meaning of cumbersome?

Difficult to handle or use especially because of size or weight.
- usage: "a cumbersome piece of machinery"; "cumbrous protective clothing"
- synonyms: cumbrous
Not elegant or graceful in expression.
- usage: "an awkward prose style"; "a clumsy apology"; "his cumbersome writing style"; "if the rumor is true, can anything be more inept than to repeat it now"
- synonyms: awkward, clumsy, inapt, inept, ill-chosen

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