unwieldy
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++un·wield·y /ʌnˈwiːldi/ adjective 1. HEAVYan unwieldy object is big, heavy, and difficult to carry or use 〔物体〕庞大而笨重的，不灵便的2 COMPLICATEDan unwieldy system, argument, or organization is difficult to control or manage because it is too complicated 〔因太复杂而〕难操纵的，难控制的 unwieldy bureaucracy 尾大不掉的官僚机构 —unwieldiness noun [uncountable]
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unwieldy• But the four-ball format was unwieldy and led to extraordinarily long rounds of five hours or more.• I tell him that I enjoyed the book much more than the Web site, which I found unwieldy and unsatisfying.• Similarly, de Kooning and Franz Kline used wide, unwieldy housepainter's brushes.• Sooner or later, they knew the unwieldy mass would move again.• He has elevated the unwieldy string instrument to solo status, inspiring more than 300 compositions written especially for him.• Even the rather unwieldy theological statement quoted by Ayer could be interpreted in this way.Origin unwieldy (1300-1400) wieldy “agile, easy to handle” ((14-20 centuries)), from wieldun·wield·y adjectiveChineseSyllable
Corpus heavy, is and unwieldy big, object an
unwieldy
un‧wield‧y /ʌnˈwiːldi/
adjective
2. an unwieldy system, argument, or organization is difficult to control or manage because it is too complicated:
unwieldy bureaucracy
—unwieldiness noun [uncountable]
un‧wield‧y /ʌnˈwiːldi/
adjective Date: 1300-1400
Origin: wieldy 'agile, easy to handle' (14-20 centuries), from wield
1. an unwieldy object is big, heavy, and difficult to carry or useOrigin: wieldy 'agile, easy to handle' (14-20 centuries), from wield
2. an unwieldy system, argument, or organization is difficult to control or manage because it is too complicated:
—unwieldiness noun [uncountable]