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Grammar : Adj
Spell : uhn-weel-dee
Phonetic Transcription : ʌnˈwil di

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Définition of unwieldy

Origin :
  • late 14c., "lacking strength," from un- (1) "not" + Old English wielde "active, vigorous," from Proto-Germanic *walth- "have power" (see wield). Meaning "moving ungracefully" is recorded from 1520s; in reference to weapons, "difficult to handle, awkward by virtue of size or shape" it is attested from 1540s.
  • adj awkward, bulky
Example sentences :
  • Then he could with ease place the huge and unwieldy galleon at his mercy.
  • Extract from : « Sir Henry Morgan, Buccaneer » by Cyrus Townsend Brady
  • His hands, very swollen, with knotted veins, looked enormous and unwieldy.
  • Extract from : « A Set of Six » by Joseph Conrad
  • There was nothing to do but steer the unwieldy craft with the current.
  • Extract from : « The Story of Young Abraham Lincoln » by Wayne Whipple
  • The body has then become too unwieldy for that which animates it.
  • Extract from : « The Best of the World's Classics, Vol. V (of X) - Great Britain and Ireland III » by Various
  • He was heavy-set and unwieldy, and he wore a wrinkled suit of butternut jeans.
  • Extract from : « Oh, You Tex! » by William Macleod Raine
  • It seemed marvellous how a creature so unwieldy could turn itself so rapidly.
  • Extract from : « Left on Labrador » by Charles Asbury Stephens
  • She was very kind and good-humoured but very large and unwieldy.
  • Extract from : « The Letters of Queen Victoria, Volume 1 (of 3), 1837-1843) » by Queen Victoria
  • It was no wonder to me that the captain had not been able to shake off this unwieldy burden.
  • Extract from : « Up the River » by Oliver Optic
  • Robert had recognised the slouching gait and unwieldy form of Henslowe.
  • Extract from : « Robert Elsmere » by Mrs. Humphry Ward
  • His mind was far from clear, and his tongue so unwieldy that he could hardly manage it.
  • Extract from : « Under Fire » by Frank A. Munsey

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