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Unwieldy Common

Unwieldy has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Adjective
1

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

difficult to work or manipulate

"unwieldy rules and regulations"

3

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"

4

Lacking strength; weak.

Example Sentences
"we set about towing the unwieldy structure into the shelter" adjective
"almost dropped the unwieldy parcel" adjective
"unwieldy rules and regulations" adjective
"a gawky lad with long ungainly legs" adjective
"clumsy fingers" adjective
"what an ungainly creature a giraffe is" adjective
"heaved his unwieldy figure out of his chair" adjective
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Antonyms
wieldy
Rhyming Words
baldy hildy goldy moldy voldy bieldy fieldy wieldy yieldy shildy mouldy cuckoldy kirkcaldy otherworldy become moldy
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