† wieldlessadj.

Forms: see wield v. and -less suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: wield v., -less suffix.

Etymology: < wield v. + -less suffix.

Chiefly poetic. Obsolete (rare after 16th cent.).

That cannot be handled or managed with ease; unmanageable, uncontrollable, unwieldy.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > difficulty > types of difficulty > [adjective] > difficult or intractable (of things)

wickc1330

riotous1340

wickeda1352

untreatablec1374

frowarda1400

inobedient1495

stubborn?1518

unwieldya1538

unruly1548

wieldlessa1560

hard1560

untoward1566

tickle1570

churlish1577

unwieldsome1579

rebellious1587

disobedient1588

unframeable1593

unwilling1593

untractable1601

unmanageable1606

intractable1607

surly1609

unwedgeablea1616

dogged1627

uncontrollable1648

obdurate1651

morose1652

uncompliant1659

sullen1678

unpliant1716

ungovernable1773

sulky1867

intractile1880

unwieldly1881

bunglesome1915

a1560 T. Phaer tr. Virgil Nyne Fyrst Bks. Eneidos (1562) ix. sig. Ff. i Down sinks the weldlesse weight.

?1593 G. Fletcher Licia xxv. 26 The warlike Mars, can weildles weapons guide.

1745 T. Gibbons Britannia's Alarm 14 Hence pant their Sides With wieldless Corpulence, hence swell their Cheeks Wide-rosy with the Vintage of the Year.

1878 New Harmony (Indiana) Reg. 4 Jan. Mass Conventions are..objectionable on account of the wieldless conglomeration of masses composed sometimes of all political elements and principles.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019).

单词	wieldless
释义	† wieldlessadj. Forms: see wield v. and -less suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: wield v., -less suffix. Etymology: < wield v. + -less suffix. Chiefly poetic. Obsolete (rare after 16th cent.). That cannot be handled or managed with ease; unmanageable, uncontrollable, unwieldy. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > types of difficulty > [adjective] > difficult or intractable (of things) wickc1330 riotous1340 wickeda1352 untreatablec1374 frowarda1400 inobedient1495 stubborn?1518 unwieldya1538 unruly1548 wieldlessa1560 hard1560 untoward1566 tickle1570 churlish1577 unwieldsome1579 rebellious1587 disobedient1588 unframeable1593 unwilling1593 untractable1601 unmanageable1606 intractable1607 surly1609 unwedgeablea1616 dogged1627 uncontrollable1648 obdurate1651 morose1652 uncompliant1659 sullen1678 unpliant1716 ungovernable1773 sulky1867 intractile1880 unwieldly1881 bunglesome1915 a1560 T. Phaer tr. Virgil Nyne Fyrst Bks. Eneidos (1562) ix. sig. Ff. i Down sinks the weldlesse weight. ?1593 G. Fletcher Licia xxv. 26 The warlike Mars, can weildles weapons guide. 1745 T. Gibbons Britannia's Alarm 14 Hence pant their Sides With wieldless Corpulence, hence swell their Cheeks Wide-rosy with the Vintage of the Year. 1878 New Harmony (Indiana) Reg. 4 Jan. Mass Conventions are..objectionable on account of the wieldless conglomeration of masses composed sometimes of all political elements and principles. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019). < adj.a1560
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