"encumbrous" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more encumbrous [comparative], most encumbrous [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English acombrous, encomberous, encombrous, encomerous, encoumberouse, encoumbrous, encumbrous, from Old French encombros. By surface analysis, encumber + ous. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|acombrous}} Middle English acombrous, {{der|en|fro|encombros}} Old French encombros, {{surf|en|encumber|ous}} By surface analysis, encumber + ous Head templates: {{en-adj}} encumbrous (comparative more encumbrous, superlative most encumbrous)
  1. (obsolete) Of, pertaining to, or causing an encumbrance; cumbersome; troublesome. Tags: obsolete Synonyms: burdensome, cumbrous
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