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Unwieldy

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Adjective

1. unmanageable, unwieldy

difficult to use or handle or manage because of size or weight or shape

Example Sentences:
'we set about towing the unwieldy structure into the shelter'
'almost dropped the unwieldy parcel'

2. unwieldy

difficult to work or manipulate

Example Sentences:
'unwieldy rules and regulations'

3. clumsy, clunky, gawky, ungainly, unwieldy

lacking grace in movement or posture

Example Sentences:
'a gawky lad with long ungainly legs'
'clumsy fingers'
'what an ungainly creature a giraffe is'
'heaved his unwieldy figure out of his chair'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Unwieldy

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

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Unwieldy

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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.


Unwieldy

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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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