unwieldy

(ŭn-wēl'dē)
adj., -i·er, -i·est.
Difficult to carry or manage because of size, shape, weight, or complexity: an unwieldy parcel; an unwieldy bureaucracy.

unwieldily un·wield'i·ly adv.
unwieldiness un·wield'i·ness n.

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adjective

Difficult to handle or manage: awkward, bulky, clumsy, ungainly, unhandy, unmanageable. See easy/hard.

adj

Definition: awkward, bulky
Antonyms: convenient, handy

IN BRIEF: Managed with difficulty because of great size or awkward shape.

A bed mattress is unwieldy to move from one room to another.

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For a list of words related to unwieldy, see:

• Large, tall, or fat
• Ugly, unattractive, or malformed
• Dominant, Stubborn, Proud, or Confident

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Common misspelling(s) of unwieldy

• unwieldly
• unweildly

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - uhåndterlig, besværlig, klodset, tung

Nederlands (Dutch)
moeilijk te hanteren, zwaar, (p)lomp, log

Français (French)
adj. - peu maniable, encombrant (un paquet), lourd

Deutsch (German)
adj. - unhandlich, sperrig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - δυσκίνητος, βαρύς, αδέξιος, άγαρμπος, άβολος, ανοικονόμητος

Italiano (Italian)
goffo

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - pesado, difícil de manejar, desajeitado

Русский (Russian)
громоздкий, неуклюжий

Español (Spanish)
adj. - poco manejable, voluminoso, pesado, torpe

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - klumpig, otymplig, åbäkig, svårhanterlig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
难处理的, 笨重的, 难使用的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 難處理的, 笨重的, 難使用的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 다루기 힘든, 너무 뚱보인, 비현실적인

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 動かしにくい, 扱いにくい

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) صعب الاستعمال لثقله وجسامته‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מסורבל, כבד‬

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