umständlich

/ˈʊmʃtɛntlɪç/

adjective B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. cumbersome, complicated

    • Das Verfahren ist sehr umständlich.

      The procedure is very cumbersome.

Similar words

plump

Close — clumsy and cumbersome overlap.

Practice

1 What does umständlich mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das Verfahren ist sehr ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches umständlich?

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