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lumbered


Meanings
  • adjective

    having a heavy burden or load

  • adjective

    having been treated unfairly or unjustly


Rhymes
Words rhyming with lumbered
tumbled , stumbled , rumbled
Variants
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lumber , lumbered , lumbering , lumbers , lumberer , lumberers , lumber with , lumbered with , lumbering with , lumbers with
Forms
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lumbering, lumberedly, lumberer


Etymology
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Originally meant 'burdened' or 'laden', from the Old English 'hlumor' meaning 'heavy, weighty'. Later came to mean 'having a heavy burden or load' and 'having been treated unfairly or unjustly'.


Trivia
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  1. The word 'lumbered' is often used in the context of logging and forestry, where heavy loads of logs are transported.

  2. In the game 'Minecraft', players can 'lumberjack' trees to obtain wood, which can be used to build structures and tools.


Related Concepts
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  1. burdened: Related to the meaning of 'lumbered' as 'having a heavy burden or load'. 'Burdened' can also mean 'affected with a feeling of anxiety, sadness, or guilt'. 'Lumbered' is a stronger term and implies a physical weight or load.

  2. unfairly treated: Related to the meaning of 'lumbered' as 'having been treated unfairly or unjustly'. This meaning is often used in legal or ethical contexts.


Culture
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In literature, 'lumbered' is often used metaphorically to describe a character or situation that is burdened or weighed down by something. In music, there is a song titled 'Lumbered' by British indie rock band 'The Coral'.

How to Memorize "lumbered"

  1. visualize

    - Imagine a heavy load or burden. Visualize the feeling of being weighed down or burdened. Visualize the unfairness or injustice of being treated poorly.

  2. associate

    - Associate 'lumbered' with the feeling of being weighed down or burdened. Associate it with the idea of being treated unfairly or unjustly.

  3. mnemonics

    - Use the mnemonic 'Lumbered Loads Unfairly Justified Effort' to remember the meaning of 'lumbered'.


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