adjective
- burdened or weighed down with something heavy or cumbersome; encumbered
- legally or financially obligated; subject to a claim or lien
Usage: variant spelling of 'encumbered'; less common in modern usage
Usage: legal/financial context
Examples
- The hiker was incumbered by heavy gear and struggled up the mountain.
- She felt incumbered by family obligations and couldn't pursue her dreams.
- The property was incumbered by a mortgage and several liens.
- He moved slowly, incumbered by age and illness.
- The estate remained incumbered with debts for years after the owner's death.