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
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
3 April 2025
(noun) an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; “how big is that part compared to the whole?”; “the team is a unit”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
