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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

UNMANAGEABLE

a. 1. Not manageable; not easily restrained, governed or directed; not controllable.
2. Not easily wielded.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

unmanageable

un man age a ble |ˌənˈmanijəbəl ˌənˈmænəʤəbəl | adjective difficult or impossible to manage, manipulate, or control: his behavior was becoming unmanageable at home. DERIVATIVES un man age a ble ness noun, un man age a bly |-blē |adverb

 

Oxford Dictionary

unmanageable

un |man ¦age |able |ʌnˈmanɪdʒəb (ə )l | adjective difficult or impossible to manage, manipulate, or control: his behaviour was becoming unmanageable at home. DERIVATIVES unmanageableness noun, unmanageably adverb

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

unmanageable

unmanageable adjective 1 the huge project was unmanageable: troublesome, awkward, inconvenient; cumbersome, bulky, unwieldy. 2 his behavior was becoming unmanageable: uncontrollable, ungovernable, unruly, disorderly, out of hand, difficult, disruptive, undisciplined, wayward, refractory, restive; archaic contumacious.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

unmanageable

unmanageable adjective 1 the huge Victorian house was unmanageable and uneconomic: troublesome, demanding, awkward, inconvenient; cumbersome, bulky, unmanoeuvrable, unwieldy, incommodious. ANTONYMS manageable. 2 his behaviour was becoming unmanageable at home: uncontrollable, ungovernable, irrepressible, unruly, disorderly, rowdy, out of hand, wild, boisterous, difficult, disruptive, ill-disciplined, undisciplined, refractory, recalcitrant, intractable, impossible, obstreperous, fractious, wayward, incorrigible; informal stroppy; archaic contumacious. ANTONYMS manageable, controllable.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

unmanageable

n m n age a ble 形容詞 〈物が 〉使いにくい, 手におえない ; 〈人が 〉勝手気ままな .