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Unwieldiness

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Noun

1. unwieldiness

the quality of being difficult to direct or control by reason of complexity

Example Sentences:
'avoiding the unwieldiness of formal legal processes'
'the onset of unwieldiness and bureaucracy in large organizations'

2. awkwardness, cumbersomeness, unwieldiness

trouble in carrying or managing caused by bulk or shape

Example Sentences:
'the movers cursed the unwieldiness of the big piano'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Unwieldiness

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adjective
1. 
too heavy, large, or awkwardly shaped to be easily handled
2. 
ungainly; clumsy

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Unwieldiness

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adjective
1. 
hard to wield, manage, handle, or deal with, as because of large size or weight, or awkward form
2.  Rare
awkward; clumsy

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.


Unwieldiness

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adj. un·wield·i·er, un·wield·i·est
1. Difficult to carry or handle because of size, shape, or weight: an unwieldy parcel.
2. Hindering progress because of complexity; hard to manage or deal with: an unwieldy bureaucracy.

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