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- Dictionaryunwieldy/ʌnˈwiːldi/
adjective
- 1. (of an object) difficult to move because of its size, shape, or weight: "huge, unwieldy arc lamps"
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UNWIELDY definition: 1. An unwieldy object is difficult to move or handle because it is heavy, large, or a strange…. Learn more.
The meaning of UNWIELDY is not easily managed, handled, or used (as because of bulk, weight, complexity, or awkwardness) : cumbersome. How to use unwieldy in a sentence. The Difference Between Wieldy and Unwieldy.
UNWIELDY meaning: 1. An unwieldy object is difficult to move or handle because it is heavy, large, or a strange…. Learn more.
Unwieldy definition: not wieldy; wielded with difficulty; not readily handled or managed in use or action, as from size, shape, or weight; awkward; ungainly.. See examples of UNWIELDY used in a sentence.
Definitions of unwieldy. 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” synonyms: unmanageable. awkward, bunglesome, clumsy, ungainly. difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape. cumbersome, cumbrous
unwieldy. adjective. /ʌnˈwiːldi/. /ʌnˈwiːldi/. (of an object) difficult to move or control because of its size, shape or weight. The first mechanical clocks were large and rather unwieldy. The old car felt cumbersome and unwieldy. The tool's long handle made it unwieldy. synonym cumbersome.
If you describe an object as unwieldy, you mean that it is difficult to move or carry because it is so big or heavy.
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. un·wield′i·ly adv. un·wield′i·ness n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
UNWIELDY definition: An unwieldy object is difficult to carry because it is heavy, large, or a strange shape.. Learn more.
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024 How to use unwieldy in a sentence But any biographer of the novel faces a problem more fundamental than compressing between two covers a vast and unwieldy subject.
