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# unwieldy

adjective (unwieldy, more unwieldy, most unwieldy)

«unwieldy» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Too big, heavy or awkward to move easily. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unwieldy/#m1)

### In the lessons

in tales, a huge body or a heavy load that is hard to handle

### Examples

- The unwieldy parcel slipped down the stairs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unwieldy/#x1)
- The beast was too heavy and unwieldy to jump out. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unwieldy/#x2)
- The huge box was unwieldy to carry. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unwieldy/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «unwieldy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unwieldy/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«unwieldy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/unwieldy.html) on Mova free.