|  unwieldy 
 
 1. 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
 • Syn:
 gawky, clumsy, clunky, ungainly
 • Similar to:
 awkward
 • Derivationally related forms:
 ungainliness (for: ungainly), clumsiness (for: clumsy), gawk (for: gawky), gawkiness (for: gawky)
 2. 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
 • Syn:
 unmanageable
 • Ant:
 wieldy
 • Similar to:
 awkward, bunglesome, clumsy, ungainly, cumbersome, cumbrous
 • Derivationally related forms:
 unwieldiness
 3. difficult to work or manipulate
 - unwieldy rules and regulations
 • Similar to:
 impractical
 • Derivationally related forms:
 unwieldiness
 
 
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