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unwieldy |
Overview of adj unwieldy The adj unwieldy has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. unwieldy, unmanageable -- (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. gawky, clumsy, clunky, ungainly, unwieldy -- (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") Antonyms of adj unwieldy 2 senses of unwieldy Sense 1 unwieldy (vs. wieldy), unmanageable wieldy (vs. unwieldy), manageable Sense 2 gawky, clumsy, clunky, ungainly, unwieldy INDIRECT (VIA awkward) -> graceful Similarity of adj unwieldy 2 senses of unwieldy Sense 1 unwieldy (vs. wieldy), unmanageable => awkward, bunglesome, clumsy, ungainly => cumbersome, cumbrous Sense 2 gawky, clumsy, clunky, ungainly, unwieldy => awkward (vs. graceful) Attributes of adj unwieldy Familiarity of adj unwieldy unwieldy used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj unwieldy unwieldy Overview of adj unwieldy The adj unwieldy has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. unwieldy, unmanageable -- (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. gawky, clumsy, clunky, ungainly, unwieldy -- (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")
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