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unmanageable [ʌnˈmænɪdʒəbəl] adj
difficult or impossible to control, use, or manipulate ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
unmanageable adjective 1. cumbersome, inconvenient, unwieldy, demanding, awkward, bulky, clunky (informal), difficult to handle, unhandy The city school system is unmanageable. cumbersome manageable, wieldy 2. uncontrollable, difficult, wild, out of hand, disruptive, unruly, troublesome, intractable, boisterous, fractious, undisciplined, stroppy (Brit. slang), incorrigible, refractory, obstreperous The signs are that indulged children tend to become unmanageable. uncontrollable manageable, compliant, docile, easy, amenable, submissive, tractable Translations unmanageable adj (= unwieldy) vehicle, boat → schwer zu handhaben or manövrieren; parcel, size → unhandlich; number → nicht zu bewältigen; problem → unlösbar; (= uncontrollable) animal, person, hair, child → widerspenstig, nicht zu bändigen; situation → unkontrollierbar; she finds the stairs unmanageable → sie kann die Treppe nicht schaffen (inf) → or bewältigen; this company is unmanageable → es ist unmöglich, dieses Unternehmen zu leiten; the crowd had reached unmanageable proportions → die Menge hatte unkontrollierbare Ausmaße angenommen unmanageable [ʌnˈmænɪdʒəbl] adj (unwieldy, tool, vehicle) → poco maneggevole; (parcel, size) → ingombrante; (uncontrollable, teenage child) → difficile; (hair) → ribelle; (situation) → difficile da gestire unmanageable [ʌnˈmænɪdʒəbl] adj (unwieldy, tool, vehicle) → poco maneggevole; (parcel, size) → ingombrante; (uncontrollable, teenage child) → difficile; (hair) → ribelle; (situation) → difficile da gestire How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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It is unmanageable because it is a romance, and its essence is romantic beauty. His horses were full of mettle, and even a little unmanageable. Did she go quickly from under the men's feet, or did she resist to the end, letting the sea batter her to pieces, start her butts, wrench her frame, load her with an increasing weight of salt water, and, dismasted, unmanageable, rolling heavily, her boats gone, her decks swept, had she wearied her men half to death with the unceasing labour at the pumps before she sank with them like a stone? |
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