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1 unwieldy
(large and awkward to carry or manage: A piano is an unwieldy thing to move.) incómodo; difícil de manejar; voluminosotr[ʌn'wiːldɪ]1 (hard to handle) difícil de manejar, poco manejable; (cumbersome) abultado,-a, voluminoso,-aunwieldy [.ʌn'wi:ldi] adjcumbersome: difícil de manejar, torpe y pesadoadj.• abultado, -a adj.• pesado, -a adj.ʌn'wiːldiadjective -dier, -diesta) <tool/weapon/tome> pesado y difícil de manejarb) <system/procedure> rígido, poco flexible[ʌn'wiːldɪ]ADJ1) (=difficult to handle) [object] difícil de manejar2) (=difficult to manage) [system, structure, bureaucracy] rígido* * *[ʌn'wiːldi]adjective -dier, -diesta) <tool/weapon/tome> pesado y difícil de manejarb) <system/procedure> rígido, poco flexible
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unwieldiest — adj. heavy, awkward … English contemporary dictionary
unwieldy — unwieldily, adv. unwieldiness, n. /un weel dee/, adj., unwieldier, unwieldiest. not wieldy; wielded with difficulty; not readily handled or managed in use or action, as from size, shape, or weight; awkward; ungainly. Also, unwieldly. [1350 1400;… … Universalium
unwieldy — adjective (unwieldier, unwieldiest) hard to move or manage because of size, shape, or weight. Derivatives unwieldily adverb unwieldiness noun Origin ME (in the sense lacking strength, infirm ): from un 1 + wieldy (in the obs. sense active ) … English new terms dictionary
unwieldiness — unwieldy ► ADJECTIVE (unwieldier, unwieldiest) ▪ hard to move or manage because of its size, shape, or weight. DERIVATIVES unwieldiness noun. ORIGIN originally in the sense «lacking strength»: from WIELDY(Cf. ↑W) (in the obsolete sense «active») … English terms dictionary
unwieldy — ► ADJECTIVE (unwieldier, unwieldiest) ▪ hard to move or manage because of its size, shape, or weight. DERIVATIVES unwieldiness noun. ORIGIN originally in the sense «lacking strength»: from WIELDY(Cf. ↑W) (in the obsolete sense «active») … English terms dictionary
unwieldy — adj. (unwieldier, unwieldiest) cumbersome, clumsy, or hard to manage, owing to size, shape, or weight. Derivatives: unwieldily adv. unwieldiness n. Etymology: ME f. UN (1) + wieldy active (now dial.) f. WIELD … Useful english dictionary
