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- [uhn-weel-dee]
- /ʌnˈwil di/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [uhn-weel-dee]
- /ʌnˈwil di/
Definition of unwieldly word
- adjective unwieldly not wieldy; wielded with difficulty; not readily handled or managed in use or action, as from size, shape, or weight; awkward; ungainly. 1
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Origin of unwieldly
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
First recorded in 1350-1400, unwieldy is from the Middle English word unweldy. See un-1, wieldy
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Parts of speech for Unwieldly
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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unwieldly popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 67% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
unwieldly usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for unwieldly
adv unwieldly
- agonizingly — accompanied by, filled with, or resulting in agony or distress: We spent an agonizing hour waiting to hear if the accident had been serious or not.
- distressingly — great pain, anxiety, or sorrow; acute physical or mental suffering; affliction; trouble.
- gruelingly — exhausting; very tiring; arduously severe: the grueling Boston marathon.
- hard — not soft; solid and firm to the touch; unyielding to pressure and impenetrable or almost impenetrable.
noun unwieldly
- awkwardness — lacking skill or dexterity. Synonyms: clumsy, inept; unskillful, unhandy, inexpert. Antonyms: deft, adroit, skillful, dexterous; handy.
- bulkiness — of relatively large and cumbersome bulk or size.
- in-convenience — the quality or state of being inconvenient.
- incommodity — disadvantage; inconvenience.
- chanciness — The quality of being chancy or risky; riskiness.
adverb unwieldly
- agonisingly — Alternative spelling of agonizingly.
- cumbersomely — In a cumbersome way.
- cumbrously — In a cumbrous manner.
- exhaustingly — In an exhausting manner.
- gruellingly — In a gruelling manner.
adjective unwieldly
- clumpy — Clumpy means big and clumsy.
Antonyms for unwieldly
adverb unwieldly
- yielding — inclined to give in; submissive; compliant: a timid, yielding man.
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