Unwieldy — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

difficult to use or handle or manage because of size or weight or shape

difficult to work or manipulate

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʌnwˈiːldi/

🇬🇧British English

/ʌnwˈiːldi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʌnwˈiːldi/

3 syllables Say it as /ʌnwˈiːldi/.

Examples

we set about towing the unwieldy structure into the shelter
almost dropped the unwieldy parcel
unwieldy rules and regulations

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

gawky clumsy unmanageable ungainly clunky

Antonyms

wieldy

Parts of Speech

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”
adjective	difficult to work or manipulate “unwieldy rules and regulations”
adjective	lacking grace in movement or posture “a gawky lad with long ungainly legs”

Word Forms

unwieldiness	noun	trouble in carrying or managing caused by bulk or shape
gawk	noun	an awkward stupid person
gawkiness	noun	the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are extremely ungainly and inelegant
clumsiness	noun	the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant
ungainliness	noun	the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are extremely ungainly and inelegant

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unhandlich

aufgrund der Größe, des Gewichts oder der Form schwierig zu verwenden, zu handhaben oder zu handhaben

🇫🇷French

lourd

difficile à utiliser, à manipuler ou à gérer en raison de la taille, du poids ou de la forme

🇪🇸Spanish

pesado

Difícil de usar, manipular o gestionar debido a su tamaño, peso o forma.

🇮🇹Italian

ingombrante

difficile da usare, maneggiare o gestire a causa delle dimensioni, del peso o della forma

🇳🇱Dutch

log

moeilijk te gebruiken, te hanteren of te beheren vanwege de grootte, het gewicht of de vorm

🇵🇹Portuguese

pesado

difícil de usar, manusear ou gerenciar devido ao tamanho, peso ou forma

🇷🇺Russian

громоздкий

сложно использовать, обращаться или управлять из-за размера, веса или формы

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बोझल

आकार या वजन या आकार के कारण उपयोग करना या संभालना या प्रबंधित करना मुश्किल है

🇧🇩Bengali

অদম্য

আকার বা ওজন বা আকৃতির কারণে ব্যবহার করা বা পরিচালনা করা বা পরিচালনা করা কঠিন

🇮🇳Tamil

கையாலாகாத

அளவு அல்லது எடை அல்லது வடிவம் காரணமாக பயன்படுத்த அல்லது கையாள அல்லது நிர்வகிக்க கடினமாக உள்ளது

🇮🇳Telugu

విపరీతమైన

పరిమాణం లేదా బరువు లేదా ఆకారం కారణంగా ఉపయోగించడం లేదా నిర్వహించడం లేదా నిర్వహించడం కష్టం

🇮🇳Marathi

अनाठायी

आकार किंवा वजन किंवा आकारामुळे वापरणे किंवा हाताळणे किंवा व्यवस्थापित करणे कठीण आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

અનિશ્ચિત

કદ અથવા વજન અથવા આકારને કારણે ઉપયોગ અથવા હેન્ડલ અથવા મેનેજ કરવું મુશ્કેલ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಸಾಧಾರಣ

ಗಾತ್ರ ಅಥವಾ ತೂಕ ಅಥವಾ ಆಕಾರದಿಂದಾಗಿ ಬಳಸಲು ಅಥವಾ ನಿರ್ವಹಿಸಲು ಅಥವಾ ನಿರ್ವಹಿಸಲು ಕಷ್ಟ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അസാമാന്യമായ

വലിപ്പമോ ഭാരമോ ആകൃതിയോ കാരണം ഉപയോഗിക്കാനോ കൈകാര്യം ചെയ്യാനോ നിയന്ത്രിക്കാനോ ബുദ്ധിമുട്ടാണ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੇਲੋੜੀ

ਆਕਾਰ ਜਾਂ ਭਾਰ ਜਾਂ ਆਕਾਰ ਦੇ ਕਾਰਨ ਵਰਤਣਾ ਜਾਂ ਸੰਭਾਲਣਾ ਜਾਂ ਪ੍ਰਬੰਧਨ ਕਰਨਾ ਮੁਸ਼ਕਲ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

بے لگام

سائز یا وزن یا شکل کی وجہ سے استعمال کرنا یا سنبھالنا یا سنبھالنا مشکل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

笨重

由于尺寸、重量或形状而难以使用、处理或管理

🇯🇵Japanese

扱いにくい

サイズ、重量、形状により使用、取り扱い、管理が困難なもの

🇰🇷Korean

다루기 힘든

크기, 무게 또는 모양으로 인해 사용, 취급 또는 관리가 어렵습니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

khó sử dụng

khó sử dụng, xử lý hoặc quản lý vì kích thước, trọng lượng hoặc hình dạng

🇹🇭Thai

เทอะทะ

ใช้งานหรือจัดการหรือจัดการได้ยากเนื่องจากขนาดหรือน้ำหนักหรือรูปร่าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

berat

sulit untuk digunakan atau ditangani atau dikelola karena ukuran, berat, atau bentuknya

🇵🇭Filipino

mahirap gamitin

mahirap gamitin o hawakan o pamahalaan dahil sa laki o bigat o hugis

🇲🇾Malay

susah payah

sukar untuk digunakan atau dikendalikan atau diurus kerana saiz atau berat atau bentuk

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غير عملي

يصعب استخدامها أو التعامل معها أو إدارتها بسبب الحجم أو الوزن أو الشكل

🇮🇷Persian

ناتوان

به دلیل اندازه، وزن یا شکل، استفاده، کنترل یا مدیریت آن دشوار است

🇹🇷Turkish

hantal

boyut, ağırlık veya şekil nedeniyle kullanımı veya taşınması veya yönetilmesi zor

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְגוּשָׁם

קשה לשימוש או לטפל או לנהל בגלל גודל או משקל או צורה

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