Definition of unwieldy Unwieldy
/ʌnwiˈldi/ - [unweeldee] - un•wield•y
We found 11 definitions of unwieldy from 6 different sources.
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Adjectiveunwieldy, unwieldier, unwieldiest |
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| unwieldy - 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" | ||
| unmanageable | ||
| wieldy easy to handle or use or manage; "a large but wieldy book" | ||
| bunglesome, ungainly, clumsy, awkward socially uncomfortable; unsure and constrained in manner; "awkward and reserved at parties"; "ill at ease among eddies of people he didn't know"; "was always uneasy with strangers" | ||
| unwieldy - difficult to work or manipulate; "unwieldy rules and regulations" | ||
| impractical not practical; not workable or not given to practical matters; "refloating the ship proved impractical because of the expense"; "he is intelligent but too impractical for commercial work"; "an impractical solution" | ||
| unwieldy - 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" | ||
| gawky, clumsy, clunky, ungainly | ||
| awkward socially uncomfortable; unsure and constrained in manner; "awkward and reserved at parties"; "ill at ease among eddies of people he didn't know"; "was always uneasy with strangers" | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- unwieldy (a.)
Not easily wielded or carried; unmanageable; bulky; ponderous.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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unwieldy
Difficult to handle, because of shape.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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unwieldy
un-wēl′di, adj. not easily moved or handled.—adv. Unwiel′dily.—n. Unwiel′diness, the state or quality of being unwieldy: difficulty of being moved
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