1. burdened or weighed down with something that hinders movement or progress
Usage: often literary or formal

Examples

• The travelers were cumbered with heavy packs and moved slowly up the mountain.
• She felt cumbered by all the responsibilities placed on her shoulders.
• The old house was cumbered with decades of accumulated belongings.
• He walked cumbered by his thick winter coat and boots.
• The ship was cumbered with cargo and rode low in the water.
• Martha was cumbered with much serving while her sister sat listening.