- unwieldier
- adj. heavy, awkward
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
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unwieldy — unwieldily, adv. unwieldiness, n. /un weel dee/, adj., unwieldier, unwieldiest. not wieldy; wielded with difficulty; not readily handled or managed in use or action, as from size, shape, or weight; awkward; ungainly. Also, unwieldly. [1350 1400;… … Universalium
unwieldy — adjective (unwieldier, unwieldiest) hard to move or manage because of size, shape, or weight. Derivatives unwieldily adverb unwieldiness noun Origin ME (in the sense lacking strength, infirm ): from un 1 + wieldy (in the obs. sense active ) … English new terms dictionary
unwieldiness — unwieldy ► ADJECTIVE (unwieldier, unwieldiest) ▪ hard to move or manage because of its size, shape, or weight. DERIVATIVES unwieldiness noun. ORIGIN originally in the sense «lacking strength»: from WIELDY(Cf. ↑W) (in the obsolete sense «active») … English terms dictionary
unwieldy — ► ADJECTIVE (unwieldier, unwieldiest) ▪ hard to move or manage because of its size, shape, or weight. DERIVATIVES unwieldiness noun. ORIGIN originally in the sense «lacking strength»: from WIELDY(Cf. ↑W) (in the obsolete sense «active») … English terms dictionary
unwieldy — adj. (unwieldier, unwieldiest) cumbersome, clumsy, or hard to manage, owing to size, shape, or weight. Derivatives: unwieldily adv. unwieldiness n. Etymology: ME f. UN (1) + wieldy active (now dial.) f. WIELD … Useful english dictionary
