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cumbersome

adjective/ˈkʌmbərsəm/

large or heavy and difficult to carry or use

Carrying the cumbersome equipment up the mountain was more challenging than we had anticipated.

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word origin — from Middle English 'cumbrous', from Old French 'cumbres', from the Latin 'cumulus' meaning 'a heap'.