unwieldy
or un·wield·ly
not wieldy; wielded with difficulty; not readily handled or managed in use or action, as from size, shape, or weight; awkward; ungainly.
Origin of unwieldy
1Other words for unwieldy
Other words from unwieldy
- un·wield·i·ly, adverb
- un·wield·i·ness, noun
Words Nearby unwieldy
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How to use unwieldy in a sentence
But any biographer of the novel faces a problem more fundamental than compressing between two covers a vast and unwieldy subject.
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But he found the weapon unwieldy, and he returned to his hotel a sadder man than he left it.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3) | Charles James WillsHis body had grown unwieldy from years and lack of exercise, and his clothes were old-fashioned and, generally, dusty.
Ancestors | Gertrude AthertonHis gunners pelted the unwieldy budgerows with round shot until they began to sink.
The Red Year | Louis TracyThe women, likewise, are very tall, but too muscular—they might even be termed unwieldy.
A Woman's Journey Round the World | Ida PfeifferThe Castilians would doubtless have resented the dismemberment of the unwieldy body of which they formed the head.
The History of England from the Accession of James II. | Thomas Babington Macaulay
British Dictionary definitions for unwieldy
unwieldly
/ (ʌnˈwiːldɪ) /
too heavy, large, or awkwardly shaped to be easily handled
ungainly; clumsy
Derived forms of unwieldy
- unwieldily or unwieldlily, adverb
- unwieldiness or unwieldliness, noun
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