English-Thai Dictionary

unwieldy

ADJ ที่ จัดการ ได้ ยาก  unmanageable clumsy manageable ti-jad-kan-dai-yak

 

unwieldy

ADJ ที่ ไม่ เหมาะมือ  ที่จับ ได้ ยาก  cumbersome awkward easy ti-mai-mo-mue

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

UNWIELDY

a.That is moved with difficulty; unmanageable; bulky; ponderous; as an unwieldy bulk; an unwieldy rock.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

UNWIELDY

UNWIELDY Un *wield "y, a.

 

Defn: Not easily wielded or carried; unmanageable; bulky; ponderous. "A fat, unwieldy body of fifty-eight years old. " Clarendon. -- Un *wield "i *ly, adv. -- Un *wield "i *ness, n.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

unwieldy

un wield y |ˌənˈwēldē ˌənˈwildi | ▶adjective ( unwieldier, unwieldiest ) difficult to carry or move because of its size, shape, or weight: the first mechanical clocks were large and unwieldy. • (of a system or bureaucracy ) too big or badly organized to function efficiently. DERIVATIVES un wield i ly adverb, un wield i ness noun ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘lacking strength, infirm ’): from un- 1 ‘not ’ + wieldy (in the obsolete sense ‘active ’).

 

Oxford Dictionary

unwieldy

un |wieldy |ʌnˈwiːldi | ▶adjective ( unwieldier, unwieldiest ) (of an object ) difficult to move because of its size, shape, or weight: huge, unwieldy arc lamps. • (of a system ) too large or disorganized to function efficiently. DERIVATIVES unwieldily adverb, unwieldiness noun ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘lacking strength, infirm ’): from un- 1 ‘not ’ + wieldy (in the obsolete sense ‘active ’).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

unwieldy

unwieldy adjective an unwieldy trunk full of old clothes: cumbersome, unmanageable, unmaneuverable; awkward, clumsy, massive, heavy, hefty, ponderous, bulky, weighty. ANTONYMS manageable.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

unwieldy

unwieldy adjective he dragged his big unwieldy sword out of its scabbard: cumbersome, unmanageable, unhandy, unmanoeuvrable; awkward, difficult, clumsy, ungainly; massive, heavy, hefty, bulky, weighty, ponderous; informal hulking, clunky. ANTONYMS manageable, dainty.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

unwieldy

ù n w í eld y 形容詞 1 (重さ 大きさなどのため )扱いにくい, 処理に困る .2 使いにくい, 手に余る ; 〈組織などが 〉 (大きすぎて )非効率的な .3 〈身体などが 〉ぶかっこうな .ù n w í eld i ness 名詞