unwieldy
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6.7
- adjective
- /ʌnˈwiːldi/
:
inmanejable
- In a very unwieldy box that has to be stored and, you know, taken care of.
- become unwieldy
- unwieldy bureaucracy
- too unwieldy
It's too big, it's unwieldy, the graphics suck.
- It's too big, it's unwieldy, the graphics suck.
- And so this is a very giant, an unwieldy document to have in your plane while you're flying.
- Roman law at the time of Justinian was, as law tends to be, learned and unwieldy.
- So what's interesting about this macro pro lens that I've learned is that when I tried it on a gimbal, it was really unwieldy.
- There's no super computer more powerful than your mind, but if you don't have great software for it, it becomes unwieldy.
- It is rather unwieldy though, and like that's not an easy thing once it's on a table to lift up.
Examples
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Sometimes when it's this really big board, it gets unwieldy and that's not anything we want.
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In those instances, the number of candidates would make for an unwieldy debate.
Academic text (1997) -
It's too unwieldy, it's too big, it costs too much money.
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Well, you can already start to see that the notation starts to get kind of unwieldy when we're talking about this problem.
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Nevertheless, there are those who maintain... that the Ministry of Information has become too large and unwieldy.
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The bureaucratic process was described as unwieldy, including multiple regulatory agencies at both the federal and state levels.
Academic text (1992) -
The advent of scores of additional members has turned the WTO into an extremely unwieldy organization.
Academic text (2002) -
The Park regime began a critical review of its unrealistic and unwieldy First Five-Year Economic Development Plan.
Academic text (1992) -
Despite the consistent whirring of the ceiling fan, the silence seems unwieldy, growing oppressive by the moment.
Fiction book (2000) -
The sofa was so large and unwieldy that we had trouble getting it through the door.
Synonyms
71
2.5
Hard to move because of its size or shape
35
2.3
Large and taking up a lot of space, like a big coat or suitcase
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6.7
Large, heavy, and difficult to carry or use
16
5.5
Something awkward and heavy in movement or design that is hard to use
12
2.2
Difficult to hold or carry because of large, awkward shape
12
6.2
Hard to control or deal with
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7.3
Moving or looking awkward and clumsy
Hard to handle because of large size, weight, or many parts
Hard to move or steer
Hard to carry or move because it is large and awkward
Too heavy to move or carry easily
Not easy to use or carry
Antonyms
How Manageable
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Unwieldy comes from un- meaning 'not' and wield meaning 'to hold or use', as in 'to wield' a sword. So unwieldy is 'not easy to hold or use', which is why it describes things that are hard to move, handle, or manage.