un wieldy

adjective, un·wield·i·er, un·wield·i·est.

not wieldy; wielded with difficulty; not readily handled or managed in use or action, as from size, shape, or weight; awkward; ungainly.

Also, un·wield·ly.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English unweldy. See un-¹, wieldy

Related forms

un·wield·i·ly, adverb

un·wield·i·ness, noun

Synonyms
bulky, unmanageable, clumsy.

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unwieldy or unwieldly (ʌnˈwiːldɪ)

—*adj*
1.	too heavy, large, or awkwardly shaped to be easily handled
2.	ungainly; clumsy

unwieldly or unwieldly

—*adj*

un'wieldily or unwieldly

—*adv*

un'wieldlily or unwieldly

—*adv*

un'wieldiness or unwieldly

—n

un'wieldliness or unwieldly

—n

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Word Origin & History

unwieldy

late 14c., "lacking strength," from un- (1) "not" + O.E. wielde "active, vigorous," from P.Gmc. *walth- "have power" (see wield). Meaning "moving ungracefully" is recorded from 1530; in ref. to weapons, "difficult to handle, awkward by virtue of size or shape" it is attested from 1547.

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