unwieldy : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: unwieldy	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for unwieldy
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
unwieldy adj 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" Synonym(s): unwieldy, unmanageable Antonym(s): wieldy difficult to work or manipulate; "unwieldy rules and regulations" 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" Synonym(s): gawky, clumsy, clunky, ungainly, unwieldy
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Unwieldy \Unwield"y\, a. Not easily wielded or carried; unmanageable; bulky; ponderous. [bd]A fat, unwieldy* body of fifty-eight years old.[b8] --Clarendon. -- {Unwield"ily}, adv. -- {Unwield"iness}, n.