Associations to the word «Unwieldy»

Wiktionary

UNWIELDY, adjective. (obsolete) Lacking strength; weak.
UNWIELDY, adjective. (obsolete) Ungraceful in movement.
UNWIELDY, adjective. Difficult to carry, handle, manage or operate because of its size, weight, shape or complexity.
UNWIELDY, adjective. Badly managed or operated.

Dictionary definition

UNWIELDY, adjective. 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".
UNWIELDY, adjective. Difficult to work or manipulate; "unwieldy rules and regulations".
UNWIELDY, adjective. 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".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats