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Cumbersome vs Sizeable - What's the difference?

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Cumbersome is a related term of sizeable.


As adjectives the difference between cumbersome and sizeable

is that cumbersome is burdensome or hindering, as a weight or drag; vexatious; cumbrous while sizeable is fairly large.

cumbersome

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Burdensome or hindering, as a weight or drag; vexatious; cumbrous.
  • Not easily managed or handled; awkward.
    • Cumbersome machines can endanger operators and slow down production.
  • Hard, difficult, demanding to handle or get around with.
    • A slaves' work was as cumbersome as toiling on the fields, or in the mines.

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * cumbersomely * cumbersomeness

    Synonyms

    * cumbrous

    sizeable

    English

    Alternative forms

    * sizable

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • fairly large