adverb
- in a cumbersome manner; heavily or awkwardly; with difficulty or burden
Usage: formal or literary
Examples
- The old machinery moved cumbrously across the factory floor.
- He cumbrously climbed the stairs while carrying the large boxes.
- The bureaucratic process moved cumbrously through each approval stage.
- She cumbrously navigated the crowded marketplace with her heavy luggage.
- The system operates cumbrously due to outdated technology.