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He sunk beneath the cumbrous weight.

Swift.

That cumbrousand unwieldy style which
disfigures English composition so extensively.

De Quincey.

2. Giving trouble; vexatious.
[Obs.]

A clud of cumbrous gnats.

Spenser.

-- Cum"brous*ly, adv. --
Cum"brous*ness, n.

Cu"mene (k?"m?n), n. [From
Cumin.] (Chem.) A colorless oily hydrocarbon,
C₆H₅.C₃H₇, obtained
by the distillation of cuminic acid; -- called also
cumol.

Cum"frey (k?m"fr?), n.
(Bot.) See Comfrey.

Cu"mic (k?"m?k), a. (Chem.)
See Cuming.

Cu"mi*dine (k?"m?-d?n or -d?n), n.
[From Cumin.] (Chem.) A strong, liquid,
organic base, C₃H₇.
C₆H₄.NH₂, homologous with
aniline.

Cum"in (k?m"?n), n.


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