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unwieldy

[uhn-weel-dee] / ʌnˈwil di /


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Over the course of four minutes, the robot fumbled with the towel’s floppy and unwieldy shape as it slowly smoothed out the fabric, located the corners and lined up the edges.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

And for those who see that as a challenge, well, “Chronovisor” would ask you to consider why a fair but not unwieldy amount of reading would be considered a barrier to entry.

From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2026

But its compact winding of typically unwieldy hunting-horn hoops allows the instrument to be tucked under the arm for easy portability outdoors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026

"No long and unwieldy constitutional amendment is necessary," he said.

From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026

I stop still, watching her running figure with the coat flying out on either side and the unwieldy overshoes, as if she’s just some other person I’m watching, someone in a race.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

By last week, 41 nations had joined UNESCO, a body with an unwieldy name and an unwieldier problem: the crisis in world culture.

From Time Magazine Archive

The workingmen looked all the coarser and unwieldier by contrast.

From The Song of Songs by Hermann Sudermann

He came up with the largest, unwieldiest and financially nuttiest proposal in the history of Pasadena Playhouse.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 5, 2023


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