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unwieldy
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un·wield·y  (n-wld)
adj. un·wield·i·er, un·wield·i·est
Difficult to carry or manage because of size, shape, weight, or complexity: an unwieldy parcel; an unwieldy bureaucracy.

un·wieldi·ly adv.
un·wieldi·ness n.

unwieldy [ʌnˈwiːldɪ], unwieldly
adj
1. too heavy, large, or awkwardly shaped to be easily handled
2. ungainly; clumsy
unwieldily , unwieldlily adv
unwieldiness , unwieldliness n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.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"
wieldy - 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 postureunwieldy - 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"
awkward - 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"

unwieldy
adjective
1. 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.
Translations
unwieldy [ʌnˈwiːldɪ] ADJ
1. (= difficult to handle) [object] → difícil de manejar
2. (= difficult to manage) [system, structure, bureaucracy] → rígido

unwieldy [ʌnˈwiːldi] adj
[object] → difficile à manier
[system, bureaucracy] → complexe

unwieldy
adj
toolunhandlich; object alsosperrig; (= clumsy) bodyschwerfällig, unbeholfen
(= over-complex) system, bureaucracyschwerfällig; namekompliziert

unwieldy [ʌnˈwiːldɪ] adjpoco maneggevole

unwieldy
adj unwieldy [anˈwiːldi]
large and awkward to carry or manage A piano is an unwieldy thing to move. swaar, groot en swaar صَعْب الإسْتِعمال لِثِقَلِه тежък neskladný uhåndterlig unhandlich δυσκίνητος, ανοικονόμητος incómodo; difícil de manejar; voluminoso kogukas دست و پاگیر kömpelö encombrant כָּבֵד וּמסוּרבָּל स्थूल, भारी nezgrapan ormótlan fyrirferðarmikill ingombrante 扱いにくい 다루기 어려운 nepatogus neparocīgs; neveikls besar dan memakan ruang onhandelbaar uhåndterlig, svær, tungvint nieporęczny desajeitado voluminos громоздкий neskladný, nemotorný okoren kabast klumpig, otymplig ที่ไม่เหมาะมือ taşınılması/kullanılması zor, hantal 不易移動或掌控的 громіздкий; незграбний وزني، بھاري بھرکم cồng kềnh
n unˈwieldiness
grootheid صُعوبَة الإسْتِعمال بِسَبَب الثِّقَل тежест neskladnost uhåndterlighed die Unhandlichkeit δυσκινησία incomodidad; voluminosidad kogukus بدقوارگی kömpelyys manque de maniabilité סִרבּוּל, כְּבֵדוּת भारीपन nezgrapnost esetlenség það að vera erfiður í meðförum l'essere ingombrante 扱いにくさ 다루기 어려움 nepatogumas neparocīgums besar dan memakan ruang onhandelbaarheid uhåndterlighet, besværlighet nieporęczność dificuldade de manejo masivitate громоздкость neskladnosť nerodnost kabastost klumpighet, otymplighet ความไม่เหมาะมือ hantallık 不易移動或掌控 громіздкість; незграбність بھاري پن sự cồng kềnh


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