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Cumbrous vs Hefty - What's the difference?

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As adjectives the difference between cumbrous and hefty

is that cumbrous is unwieldy because of its weight; cumbersome while hefty is heavy.

cumbrous

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Unwieldy because of its weight; cumbersome.
    • He sunk beneath the cumbrous weight. — Swift.
    That cumbrous and unwieldy style which disfigures English composition so extensively. — De Quincey.
  • * 1946 , Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy , ch. 1
    • In the course of thousands of years, this cumbrous system developed into alphabetic writing.
  • (obsolete) Giving trouble; vexatious.
    • A cloud of cumbrous gnats. — Spenser.

    hefty

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • heavy
    • She carries a hefty backpack full of books.
  • strong, bulky
    • They use some hefty bolts to hold up road signs.
  • (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful; powerfully or heavily built.
    • He was a tall, hefty man.
  • impressive, mighty

    • Usage notes

    * Nouns to which "hefty" is often applied: price tag, premium, profit, price, penalty, fine, portion, salary, gain, increase, amount, sum, check, fee.