unwieldy

  • (a) 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
    unmanageable,
  • (s) difficult to work or manipulate
    • unwieldy rules and regulations
  • (s) 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
    clumsy, clunky, gawky, ungainly,

Synonyms

unmanageable clumsy clunky gawky ungainly

Antonyms

wieldy

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