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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Even still, the group can sometimes get large and unwieldy.
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Jennifer Swann, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2024
Boycotts can be effective in changing toxic business behaviors, but the culture wars are too unwieldy to short-sheet from one side.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 6 Aug. 2024
The economy is huge and unwieldy and the central bank has only blunt instruments to try to cajole it into a healthy equilibrium.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 6 Aug. 2024
Maybe, as the number of amateur photographers has grown, the crowds have become too unwieldy.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 31 July 2024
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Jennifer Swann, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2024
Boycotts can be effective in changing toxic business behaviors, but the culture wars are too unwieldy to short-sheet from one side.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 6 Aug. 2024
The economy is huge and unwieldy and the central bank has only blunt instruments to try to cajole it into a healthy equilibrium.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 6 Aug. 2024
Maybe, as the number of amateur photographers has grown, the crowds have become too unwieldy.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 31 July 2024
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“Unwieldy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unwieldy. Accessed 15 Sep. 2024.
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