unwieldy
or un·wield·ly
adjective, un·wield·i·er, un·wield·i·est.
Origin of unwieldy
Synonyms for unwieldy
Related Words for unwieldy
ungainly, onerous, ponderous, clumsy, burdensome, massive, unmanageable, cumbersome, inconvenient, gross, hefty, lumbering, uncontrollable, weighty, cumbrous, encumbering, unhandyExamples from the Web for unwieldy
Contemporary Examples of unwieldy
But any biographer of the novel faces a problem more fundamental than compressing between two covers a vast and unwieldy subject.
Lachs writes with clarity and concision—admirable concision, considering how unwieldy university press offerings tend to be.
Unwieldy trash piles or not, the coming treasure hunts are sure to be interesting ones.
But if we only rewarded consistency, the list would be unwieldy, fixed, and dull.
So how did this unwieldy collection wind up looking like, well, disorganized Democrats?
Historical Examples of unwieldy
Then he could with ease place the huge and unwieldy galleon at his mercy.
Sir Henry Morgan, BuccaneerCyrus Townsend Brady
His hands, very swollen, with knotted veins, looked enormous and unwieldy.
A Set of SixJoseph Conrad
There was nothing to do but steer the unwieldy craft with the current.
The Story of Young Abraham LincolnWayne Whipple
The body has then become too unwieldy for that which animates it.
He was heavy-set and unwieldy, and he wore a wrinkled suit of butternut jeans.
Oh, You Tex!William Macleod Raine