Unwieldy

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  • adjective. Difficult to carry or manage because of size, shape, weight, or complexity.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Movable or moving with difficulty; unmanageable from size, shape, or weight; lacking pliability: as, an unwieldy hulk; an unwieldy rock.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Not easily wielded or carried; unmanageable; bulky; ponderous.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. lacking strength; weak
  • adjective. ungraceful in movement
  • adjective. difficult to carry, handle, manage or operate because of its size, weight, shape or complexity
  • adjective. badly managed or operated
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. difficult to work or manipulate
  • adjective. difficult to use or handle or manage because of size or weight or shape
  • adjective. lacking grace in movement or posture
  • Word Usage
    "(Compare that with the approach of the Federal Communications Commission, which allows only limited searching of filings and comments; or that of the Department of Justice, which puts out data on foreign lobbying in unwieldy PDF format and binders.)"
    Antonyms
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    cross-reference
    clumsy  
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    wieldy  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    armored  bloated  bulky  clumsy  costly  
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