unwieldy

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Two problems: At the time, renewable energy cost too much to make it affordable, and adding water usually turns quicklime into an unwieldy goop.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

As I wrote in Slate in December, Artemis has an unwieldy architecture and requires some important pieces that don’t yet exist.

From Slate • Mar. 13, 2026

Their stocks traded at lower valuations than their pure-play peers because investors felt the conglomerates were more unwieldy.

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

Critics say the technology is still too unwieldy to be used for automated cyber attacks.

From BBC • Nov. 14, 2025

Germany’s chief ally was Austria-Hungary, an unwieldy empire of several major religions and numerous languages and nationalities, including large numbers of Serbs who wanted to break away from the Austro-Hungarian Empire and declare their independence.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman