HyperDic: unwieldy

English > 3 senses of the word *unwieldy*:
ADJECTIVE	all	unwieldy, unmanageable	difficult to use or handle or manage because of size or weight or shape
	all	unwieldy	difficult to work or manipulate
	all	unwieldy, gawky, clumsy, clunky, ungainly	lacking grace in movement or posture

unwieldy > pronunciation
Sounds	ahnwiy'ldiy
Rhymes	already ... yesterday: 132 rhymes with diy...

English > *unwieldy*: 3 senses > adjective 1
Meaning	Difficult to use or handle or manage because of size or weight or shape.
Examples	"we set about towing the unwieldy structure into the shelter" "almost dropped the unwieldy parcel"
Synonym	unmanageable
Narrower	awkward, bunglesome, clumsy, ungainly	Difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape
Narrower	cumbersome, cumbrous	Difficult to handle or use especially because of size or weight
Opposite	wieldy	Easy to handle or use or manage
Spanish	farragoso
Catalan	farragós
Nouns	unwieldiness	trouble in carrying or managing caused by bulk or shape

English > *unwieldy*: 3 senses > adjective 2
Meaning	Difficult to work or manipulate.
Example	"unwieldy rules and regulations"
Broader	impractical	not practical
Nouns	unwieldiness	the quality of being difficult to direct or control by reason of complexity

English > *unwieldy*: 3 senses > adjective 3
Meaning	lacking grace in movement or posture.
Example	"heaved his unwieldy figure out of his chair"
Synonyms	gawky, clumsy, clunky, ungainly
Broader	awkward	lacking grace or skill in manner or movement or performance
Spanish	desgarbado, desmañado, insignificante, patoso, torpe
Catalan	desmanyotat, feixuc, maldestre, matusser

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