Cumbersome (adj)
kum-ber-sum
Large or heavy and therefore difficult to carry or use; unwieldy.
Late Middle English (in the sense ‘difficult to get through’)
Example sentences
“It was so cumbersome we stopped using it.”
Ireful (adj) ayur-ful full of intense anger; wrathful. Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; ire, -ful (more…)
Medley (noun) med-lee a mixture, especially of heterogeneous elements; hodgepodge; jumble. First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English noun and adjective medle(e), medlei(e), maedlai(e) “battle, war, quarrel; mixture, balanced mixture,” from…
