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unwieldy adjective [ ʌnˈwiːldi ]

• (of an object) difficult to move because of its size, shape, or weight.
• "huge, unwieldy arc lamps"
Similar: cumbersome, unmanageable, unhandy, unmanoeuvrable, awkward, difficult, clumsy, ungainly, massive, heavy, hefty, bulky, weighty, ponderous, hulking, clunky,
Opposite: manageable, dainty,
Origin: late Middle English (in the sense ‘lacking strength, infirm’): from un-1 ‘not’ + wieldy (in the obsolete sense ‘active’).


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