Of the nature of a provision; serving as a provision
for the time being; -- used of partial or temporary arrangements; as, a
provisional government; a provisional treaty.
1. Burdensome or hindering, as a weight or drag; embarrassing; vexatious; cumbrous. To perform a cumbersome obedience. Sir. P. Sidney. 2. Not easily managed; as, a cumbersome contrivance or machine. He holds them in u...