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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
Adjective
too heavy, large, or awkward to be easily handled
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.unwieldyunwieldy - 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)
Translations
unwieldy [ʌnˈwiːldɪ] adjdifícil de manejar

unwieldy [ʌnˈwiːldɪ] adjdifficile à manier

unwieldy [ʌnˈwiːldɪ] adj [object] → unhandlich; [system] → schwerfällig

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 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 笨重的 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 nepatogumas neparocīgums besar dan memakan ruang onhandelbaarheid uhåndterlighet, besværlighet nieporęczność dificuldade de manejo masivitate громоздкость neskladnosť nerodnost kabastost klumpighet, otymplighet ความไม่เหมาะมือ hantallık 笨重 громіздкість; незграбність بھاري پن sự cồng kềnh


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