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Adjective: unwieldy (unwieldier,unwieldiest)  ,ún'weel-dee
  1. Difficult to use or handle or manage because of size or weight or shape
    "almost dropped the unwieldy parcel"; "we set about towing the unwieldy structure into the shelter";
    - unmanageable
     
  2. Difficult to work or manipulate
    "unwieldy rules and regulations"
     
  3. Lacking grace in movement or posture
    "heaved his unwieldy figure out of his chair";
    - gawky, clumsy, clunky [informal], ungainly, klutzy [N. Amer, informal]

Derived forms: unwieldier, unwieldiest

See also: awkward, bunglesome, clumsy, cumbersome, cumbrous, impractical, ungainly

Antonym: wieldy