Definitions for Unwieldy
ʌnˈwil diun·wield·y

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. unwieldy, unmanageableadjective

   difficult to use or handle or manage because of size or weight or shape

   "we set about towing the unwieldy structure into the shelter"; "almost dropped the unwieldy parcel"

2. unwieldyadjective

   difficult to work or manipulate

   "unwieldy rules and regulations"

3. gawky, clumsy, clunky, ungainly, unwieldyadjective

   lacking grace in movement or posture

   "a gawky lad with long ungainly legs"; "clumsy fingers"; "what an ungainly creature a giraffe is"; "heaved his unwieldy figure out of his chair"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. unwieldyadjective

   lacking strength; weak

2. unwieldyadjective

   ungraceful in movement

3. unwieldyadjective

   difficult to carry, manage or operate because of its size, weight or shape or complexity

4. unwieldyadjective

   badly managed or operated

5. Etymology: From unweldi, equivalent to. Cognate with unweldich.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Unwieldyadjective

   Unmanageable; not easily moving or moved; bulky; weighty; ponderous.

   An ague, meeting many humours in a fat, unwieldy body of fifty-eight years old, in four or five fits, carried him out of the world. Edward Hyde.

   Part, huge of bulk!
   Wallowing unwieldy, enormous in their gait,
   Tempest the ocean. John Milton, Par. Lost, b. vii.

   Unwieldy sums of wealth, which higher mount,
   Than files of marshal’d figures can account. Dryden.

   Nothing here th’ unwieldy rock avails,
   Rebounding harmless from the plaited scales,
   That, firmly join’d, preserv’d him from a wound,
   With native armour crusted all around. Joseph Addison, Ovid.

   What carriage can bear away all the rude and unwieldy loppings of a branchy tree at once? Isaac Watts, Impr. of the Mind.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. unwieldy

   Unwieldy refers to something that is difficult to move, handle or control, usually because of its size, shape, or complexity. It often refers to material objects, but can also describe abstract concepts, such as an unwieldy process or system. It implies a lack of convenience, efficiency, or ease of use.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Unwieldyadjective

   not easily wielded or carried; unmanageable; bulky; ponderous

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Unwieldy

   un-wēl′di, adj. not easily moved or handled.—adv. Unwiel′dily.—n. Unwiel′diness, the state or quality of being unwieldy: difficulty of being moved.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Unwieldy in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Unwieldy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of Unwieldy in a Sentence

1. Henry David Thoreau:

   Our houses are such unwieldy property that we are often imprisoned rather than housed in them.

2. Les Funtleyder:

   It is true that these larger companies are a little unwieldy to manage.

3. Anshel Pfeffer:

   Lapid brought together this very unwieldy, almost unimaginable, unprecedented coalition of eight parties( and) managed to get them all to vote for Naftali Bennett as prime minister, managed to maintain them for an entire year, and above all for many Israelis Naftali Bennett as prime minister is now the only man in the last 12 years to beat Netanyahu -- that by itself is a big achievement.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Unwieldy
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Unwieldy
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Unwieldy
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Unwieldy
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Unwieldy