unwieldy
adjective
not wieldy; wielded with difficulty; not readily handled or managed in use or action, as from size, shape, or weight; awkward; ungainly.
unwieldily
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a word derived from
unwieldy.
Example Sentences
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I was secretly addicted as the anxiety carousel wheeled unwieldily.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 8, 2019
Meanwhile, Sir Huddlestone has hoisted himself unwieldily on the Nob: "Let's try Sowster's Spinney, Tom," says the Baronet, "Farmer Mangle tells me there are two foxes in it."
From Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray
There is a calm upon the mighty sea, Yet are its depths alive and full of being, Enormous bulks that move unwieldily; Yet, pore we on it, they are past our seeing!—
From The poetical works of George MacDonald in two volumes — Volume 2 by George MacDonald
It was nearly the last of April, and she wanted a well-heated elderly mansion, preferably Colonial, not too unwieldily large, with as many rose-trees around it as her discretionary powers would stand.
From The Rose-Garden Husband by Margaret Widdemer
The impression itself moves unwieldily in the cramped brain.
From Ave Roma Immortalis, Vol. 2 Studies from the Chronicles of Rome by F. Marion (Francis Marion) Crawford
