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Unwieldy

Unwieldy Meaning & Definition
Unwieldy Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Unwieldy?

[adj] 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"
[adj] 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 | Synonyms for Unwieldy: awkward | bunglesome | clumsy | clunky | cumbersome | cumbrous | gawky | ungainly | unmanageable

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Unwieldy In Webster's Dictionary

\Un*wield"y\, a. Not easily wielded or carried; unmanageable; bulky; ponderous. ``A fat, unwieldy body of fifty-eight years old.'' --Clarendon. -- {Un*wield"i*ly}, adv. -- {Un*wield"i*ness}, n.

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