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UNWIELDY Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com
not wieldy; wielded with difficulty; not readily handled or managed in use or action, as from size, shape, or weight; awkward; ungainly . www.dictionary.com
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unwield, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English Dictionary
There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun unwield. See 'Meaning & use' for definition, usage, and quotation evidence. This word is now obsolete. www.oed.com
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UNWIELDY Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of UNWIELDY is not easily managed, handled, or used (as because of bulk, weight, complexity, or awkwardness) : cumbersome. www.merriam-webster.com
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unwield
▪ I. † unˈwield, n. Obs. rare. In 4 unwelde, vnweilde. [un-1 12.] Feebleness, weakness, impotence.13.. E.E. Psalter lxx. 9 (V.), Ne for-werpe me in un-welde, In time when I am of elde. c 1375 Cursor M. 3563 (Gött.), And haue man ben neure so bald, Quen þat he bicomis alde, Til vnweild [he] bigines t... Oxford English Dictionary
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unwield - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
(transitive, video games) To cease to wield (a weapon). en.wiktionary.org
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unwield, adj. meanings, etymology and more
The only known use of the adjective unwield is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for unwield is from around 1220, ... www.oed.com
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unwelde
unwelde etc.: see unwield, etc. Oxford English Dictionary
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UNWIELDY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
An unwieldy object is difficult to move or handle because it is heavy, large, or a strange shape: A piano is a very unwieldy item to get down a flight of stairs ... dictionary.cambridge.org
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"UNWIELD": Difficult to manage or handle - OneLook
▸ verb: (transitive, video games) To cease to wield (a weapon). Similar: deweaponize, unequip, disweapon, unwive, wrench, unmanage, disuse, unwinch ... onelook.com
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unwield - definition and meaning - Wordnik
unwield: Weak; impotent. www.wordnik.com
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synonyms, unwieldy antonyms, definition
unwieldy (Adjective) — Difficult to use or handle or manage because of size or weight or shape. ex. "almost dropped the unwieldy parcel" ex. dsynonym.com
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unwieldily - American Heritage Dictionary Entry
Difficult to carry or handle because of size, shape, or weight: an unwieldy parcel. 2. Hindering progress because of complexity; hard to manage or deal ... ahdictionary.com
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unwieldly
▪ I. unˈwieldly, a. [In early use f. unwield n. + -ly1; later a variant of unwieldy a. Many quots. for unwieldly in reprints from 1681 onwards have, on verification in first edd. or the MSS., proved to be misprints of unwieldy a., as in quots. 1681–1730. The prevalence of the misprint may be the chi... Oxford English Dictionary
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unwieldy
unwieldy, a. (ʌnˈwiːldɪ) Forms: 5–7 unweldy, 6 -ye, 6–7 -ie; 5–7 unweeldy, 5 -weeldi, 6 -ie; 6–7 unwealdy, -ie; 6–8 (9) unweildy (6 -weyldy, Sc. wnveildy), 6–7 -ie; 6– unwieldy, 7 -ie; 6–7 unwildy, 6 -wildie, Sc. -wyldy. (Also 5–7 vn-, 5–6 on-.) [un-1 7, 5 b + wieldy a. Cf. the early unwield a. and ... Oxford English Dictionary
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