unwieldiness

 [uhn-weel-dee]  

un·wield·y

   [uhn-weel-dee]
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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World English Dictionary
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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