as in clumsy
difficult to use or operate especially because of size, weight, or design
an unwieldy machine that requires two people to operate it
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Recent Examples of unwieldy
Though, his own class has been particularly unwieldy ahead of Wednesday.
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Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
That kind of wheel-spinning can be infuriating in a genre show; think of how the second season of Yellowjackets eventually became too unwieldy or how certain episodes of Lost (one of From’s clear inspirations) felt inessential.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 24 Nov. 2024
The unwieldy size of the pool also helped Roberts lock in on a specific reference point.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2024
The embodiment of that bet was the development and release, in 2016, of an unwieldy $3,000-or-more headset called the HoloLens, which presented a digital layer over the view of the world in its visor.
—Steven Levy, WIRED, 21 Nov. 2024
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Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
That kind of wheel-spinning can be infuriating in a genre show; think of how the second season of Yellowjackets eventually became too unwieldy or how certain episodes of Lost (one of From’s clear inspirations) felt inessential.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 24 Nov. 2024
The unwieldy size of the pool also helped Roberts lock in on a specific reference point.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2024
The embodiment of that bet was the development and release, in 2016, of an unwieldy $3,000-or-more headset called the HoloLens, which presented a digital layer over the view of the world in its visor.
—Steven Levy, WIRED, 21 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unwieldy
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Far from prolific in front of goal, the Senegalese looked out of sorts, full of running and hunger to score but clumsy, his anxious limbs snatching at chances rather than taking them naturally.Henry Flynn, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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The first few episodes were rife with clumsy and, at times, confusing time jumps, many that seemed tacked on to preexisting scenes in an effort to retrofit them for a new, Costner-less reality.Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 16 Dec. 2024
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At a time when the entire nation is mobilized to protect our identity, such demands are awkward at best.Jordan King, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
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Most modern cities are full of unused land that's typically considered too small to build housing on, but Signal House, by ISA, shows that shrewd designers can utilize even the most awkward plot of land.Adam Williams, New Atlas, 25 Dec. 2024
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Ah yes, the most First World of First World problems: Shouldering the inconvenience of cumbersome tech installation.Mitch Wallace, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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Crossing Times Square in a ball gown with a cumbersome hoop skirt isn’t easy, for example, but Adams found a way to turn it into a motif.Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
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With two soldiers able to wrestle the ungainly seven foot long M20 into position on its tripod, the mobility of such a lethal system proved to be a game changer.Mike Hanlon, New Atlas, 12 Oct. 2024
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Series 2 cars, built through 1971, made concessions to U.S. safety regulations, and the Series 3 cars, available as a convertible and an ungainly 2+2, were powered by a 5.3-liter V12 engine.Robert Ross, Robb Report, 28 Sep. 2024
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Rihanna dipped into the movement by choosing a collaboration pair with Simone Rocha, clunky and chunky, embellished with pearl and spike studs.Christian Allaire, Vogue, 15 Dec. 2024
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Often, clunky interfaces, confusing processes, and poor communication transform potentially positive changes into productivity nightmares.Jorrit de Groot, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Unwieldy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unwieldy. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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