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unwieldy > 3 senses
ADJECTIVE1unwieldy, unmanageableDifficult to use or handle or manage because of size or weight or shape
2unwieldy difficult to work or manipulate
3unwieldy, gawky, clumsy, clunky, ungainlyLacking grace in movement or posture
unwieldy > pronunciation
Soundsahnwiy'ldiy
Rhymesalready, antibody, attendee, and 122 more rhymes in diy...
unwieldy > adjective 1
MeaningDifficult to use or handle or manage because of size or weight or shape.
Examples"we set about towing the unwieldy structure into the shelter"; "almost dropped the unwieldy parcel"
Synonymsunmanageable
Contrarywieldy
Similarawkward, bunglesome, clumsy, ungainly; cumbersome, cumbrous
Nounsunwieldiness
unwieldy > adjective 2
Meaning difficult to work or manipulate.
Examples"unwieldy rules and regulations"
Similar toimpractical
Nounsunwieldiness
unwieldy > adjective 3
MeaningLacking grace in movement or posture.
Examples"heaved his unwieldy figure out of his chair"
Synonymsgawky, clumsy, clunky, ungainly
Similar toawkward

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