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un⋅wield⋅y

[uhn-weel-dee]
–adjective, -wield⋅i⋅er, -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; ME unweldy. See un- 1 , wieldy


un⋅wield⋅i⋅ly, adverb
un⋅wield⋅i⋅ness, noun


bulky, unmanageable, clumsy.
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