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   Un·wield·y

   /ˌənˈwē(ə)ldē/

   

   adjective

   • 1. difficult to carry or move because of its size, shape, or weight: "the first mechanical clocks were large and unwieldy"
   • ▪ (of a system or bureaucracy) too big or badly organized to function efficiently: "the benefits system is unwieldy and unnecessarily complex"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘lacking strength, infirm’): from un-1 ‘not’ + wieldy (in the obsolete sense ‘active’).

   Derivatives

   • 1. unwieldily adverb
   • 2. unwieldiness noun

   Scrabble Points: 15

   • U

     1

   • N

     1

   • W

     4

   • I

     1

   • E

     1

   • L

     1

   • D

     2

   • Y

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