cumbrously
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Frowningly, cumbrously, he boards the Caliban and settles in his cabin.
From Slate ● Jan. 15, 2013
To the extent that it is run at all, it is controlled by one of the most cumbrously named offices in government: the Medical Services Administration of HEW's Social and Rehabilitation Service.
From Time Magazine Archive
Before it acquired its two incredible cylinders, it was cumbrously propelled by 500 sq. yds. of canvas.
From Time Magazine Archive
With characteristic awkwardness the Cabinet decreed last week a verbose and complex measure cumbrously entitled "The First Ordinance for the execution of the Law for the Preparation of the Organic Reorganization of the German Economy."
From Time Magazine Archive
The ear, too, is cumbrously ornamented with showy pendents, and the tuft of hair on the crown of the head is interwoven with feathers, the wings of birds, shells, and many fantastic ornaments.
From The Conquest of Canada (Vol. 1 of 2) by George Warburton
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