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unwieldy
un·wield·y U0126500 (ŭn-wēl′dē)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. un·wield′i·ly adv.un·wield′i·ness n.unwieldy (ʌnˈwiːldɪ) or unwieldlyadj1. too heavy, large, or awkwardly shaped to be easily handled2. ungainly; clumsy unˈwieldily, unˈwieldlily adv unˈwieldiness, unˈwieldliness nun•wield•y (ʌnˈwil di) adj. , -wield•i•er, -wield•i•est. wielded with difficulty; not readily handled or managed in use or action, as from size, shape, or weight. [1350–1400] un•wield′i•ness, n. ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | 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"unmanageablewieldy - easy to handle or use or manage; "a large but wieldy book" | | 2. | 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" | | 3. | 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"clumsy, clunky, gawky, ungainlyawkward - lacking grace or skill in manner or movement or performance; "an awkward dancer"; "an awkward gesture"; "too awkward with a needle to make her own clothes"; "his clumsy fingers produced an awkward knot" |
unwieldyadjective1. bulky, massive, hefty, clumsy, weighty, ponderous, ungainly, clunky (informal) They came panting up to his door with their unwieldy baggage.2. awkward, cumbersome, inconvenient, burdensome, unmanageable, unhandy His firm must contend with the unwieldy Russian bureaucracy.unwieldyadjectiveDifficult to handle or manage:awkward, bulky, clumsy, ungainly, unhandy, unmanageable.Translationsunwieldy (anˈwiːldi) adjective large and awkward to carry or manage. A piano is an unwieldy thing to move. 不易移動或掌控的 不易移动或操作的,笨重的 unˈwieldiness noun 不易移動或掌控 不易移动或操作,笨重 unwieldy
Synonyms for unwieldyadj bulkySynonyms- bulky
- massive
- hefty
- clumsy
- weighty
- ponderous
- ungainly
- clunky
adj awkwardSynonyms- awkward
- cumbersome
- inconvenient
- burdensome
- unmanageable
- unhandy
Synonyms for unwieldyadj difficult to handle or manageSynonyms- awkward
- bulky
- clumsy
- ungainly
- unhandy
- unmanageable
Synonyms for unwieldyadj difficult to use or handle or manage because of size or weight or shapeSynonymsAntonymsadj difficult to work or manipulateRelated Wordsadj lacking grace in movement or postureSynonyms- clumsy
- clunky
- gawky
- ungainly
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