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un-WEELD-ee/ʌnˈwiːldi/

Unwieldy means hard to handle because large, heavy, or complicated: an unwieldy minute, unwieldy methods. Cumbersome (already in the dictionary) is the close twin; length is not a filled cell.

Meaning

Hard to handle because large, heavy, or complicated (from cumbersome, already in the dictionary).

Examples

• “An unwieldy minute will not fill an empty n.”
• “Cumbersome is already in this course. Awkward is already in this course. Length is a vibe. A cell is a count. Put the number in; then keep the length if the finding still stands.”

Good to know

Awkward to handle or manage. Close: cumbersome (already in the dictionary). Length ≠ a filled n.

Near in meaning

cumbersome, awkward, clumsy

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