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unwieldy

/ən'wildi/

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adjective
difficult to use or handle or manage because of size or weight or shape
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"we set about towing the unwieldy structure into the shelter" "almost dropped the unwieldy parcel"

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unmanageable ungainly awkward bunglesome clumsy cumbersome cumbrous

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wieldy
adjective
lacking grace in movement or posture
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"heaved his unwieldy figure out of his chair"

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clumsy clunky gawky ungainly awkward
adjective
difficult to work or manipulate
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"unwieldy rules and regulations"

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impractical

Synonyms & Similar Words

awkward clumsy impractical unmanageable cumbersome clunky gawky ungainly unwieldiness bunglesome cumbrous