Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

incumbrous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
in-cum-brous
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

cumbersome; troublesome

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

Compare Old French encombros.

Usage

Inflected Forms

more incumbrous (comparative) most incumbrous (superlative) encombrous (alternative)

Questions

What does incumbrous mean?
cumbersome; troublesome
Where does incumbrous come from?
Compare Old French encombros.

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