UNWIELDY

gawky, clumsy, clunky, ungainly, unwieldy

(adjective) lacking grace in movement or posture; “a gawky lad with long ungainly legs”; “clumsy fingers”; “what an ungainly creature a giraffe is”; “heaved his unwieldy figure out of his chair”

unwieldy

(adjective) difficult to work or manipulate; “unwieldy rules and regulations”

unwieldy, unmanageable

(adjective) difficult to use or handle or manage because of size or weight or shape; “we set about towing the unwieldy structure into the shelter”; “almost dropped the unwieldy parcel”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

unwieldy (comparative unwieldier, superlative unwieldiest)

(obsolete) Lacking strength; weak.

(obsolete) Ungraceful in movement.

Difficult to carry, handle, manage or operate because of its size, weight, shape or complexity.

Badly managed or operated.

Source: Wiktionary


Un*wield"y, a.

Definition: Not easily wielded or carried; unmanageable; bulky; ponderous. "A fat, unwieldy body of fifty-eight years old." Clarendon.

– Un*wield"i*ly, adv.

– Un*wield"i*ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

20 April 2024

MULTIPHASE

(adjective) of an electrical system that uses or generates two or more alternating voltages of the same frequency but differing in phase angle


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