encumbrous

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Adjective[edit]

encumbrous (comparative more encumbrous, superlative most encumbrous)

  1. (obsolete) Of, pertaining to, or causing an encumbrance; cumbersome; troublesome.[1]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., 1989.
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