unwieldy

  • 21unwieldy — adj. heavy, awkward …

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  • 22unwieldy — adjective (unwieldier, unwieldiest) hard to move or manage because of size, shape, or weight. Derivatives unwieldily adverb unwieldiness noun Origin ME (in the sense lacking strength, infirm ): from un 1 + wieldy (in the obs. sense active ) …

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  • 23unwieldy — a. Unmanageable (from size or weight), ponderous, bulky, weighty, heavy, clumsy, large …

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  • 24unwieldy — adj unmanageable, unhandy, hard to handle, awkward, clumsy, ungainly; bulky, substantial, large, massive, huge; heavy, hefty, ponderous, cumbrous, cumbersome, weighty …

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  • 25unwieldy — un·wieldy …

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  • 26unwieldy — adjective Syn: awkward, unmanageable, unmanoeuvrable, cumbersome, clumsy, massive, heavy, hefty, bulky …

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  • 27unwieldy — [ʌnˈwiːldi] adj formal 1) too big or complicated to work well 2) large or heavy and difficult to carry …

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  • 28unwieldy — un•wield•y [[t]ʌnˈwil di[/t]] adj., wield•i•er, wield•i•est. wielded with difficulty; not readily handled or managed in use or action, as from size, shape, or weight • Etymology: 1350–1400 un•wield′i•ness, n …

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  • 29unwieldy — /ʌnˈwildi / (say un weeldee) adjective 1. not wieldy; wielded with difficulty; not readily handled or managed in use or action, as from size, shape, or weight. 2. ungainly; awkward. –unwieldily, adverb –unwieldiness, noun …

  • 30unwieldy — adj. (unwieldier, unwieldiest) cumbersome, clumsy, or hard to manage, owing to size, shape, or weight. Derivatives: unwieldily adv. unwieldiness n. Etymology: ME f. UN (1) + wieldy active (now dial.) f. WIELD …

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