Go to MSN Homeencarta®
Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
Click to move up the list of words
unwashed
unwatchable
unwatering
unwavering
unwearied
unwell
unwept
unwholesome
unwieldy
unwilling
unwind
unwinking
unwire
unwisdom
unwise
unwish
unwitting
Click to move down the list of words
Also available:

World English Dictionary
Dictionnaire Français

unwieldy
un·wield·y [ un wldee ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. not easy to handle: hard to handle because of being large, heavy, or awkward
2. difficult to manage: too complex or extensive to be manageable

un·wield·i·ly adverb
un·wield·i·ness noun

Word Usage

This word is often incorrectly spelled and pronounced unwieldly, as if it were formed with the common adjectival ending -ly.
Encarta® World English Dictionary [North American Edition] © & (P)2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Developed for Microsoft by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.
Advertisement
© 2009 Microsoft