Definition of UNWIELDY

unwieldy

Adjective

  • Difficult to carry or handle because of size or weight.
  • 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"

Adjective Satellite

  • difficult to work or manipulate
    • "unwieldy rules and regulations"
  • lacking grace in movement or posture
    • "heaved his unwieldy figure out of his chair"

Adj

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

Examples

  • His hand of seven consonants was UNWIELDY, making it hard to form any valid words.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English unweldy, equivalent to un- + wieldy. Cognate with Old Frisian unweldich, unweldech (“having no power, involuntary”), Middle Dutch onweldich (“having no control or mastery over”), Middle Low German unweldich (“unwieldy”). Compare also Old High German unwaltīg (“powerless”), whence Middle High German unwaltic, German ungewaltig (“powerless, unmighty”).

Antonyms

wieldy

Scrabble Score: 15

unwieldy: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
unwieldy: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
unwieldy: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

unwieldy: valid Words With Friends Word