unwieldy

Pronunciation: /ˌʌnˈwɪəl.di/

The English word “unwieldy” has 4 meanings listed here.

adjective

Lacking strength; weak.
Ungraceful in movement.
Difficult to carry, handle, manage or operate because of its size, weight, shape or complexity.
Badly managed or operated.

Etymology

From Middle English unweldy, equivalent to un- + wieldy. Cognate with Old Frisian unweldich, unweldech (“having no power, involuntary”), Middle Dutch onweldich (“having no control or mastery over”), Middle Low German unweldich (“unwieldy”). Compare also Old High German unwaltīg (“powerless”), whence Middle High German unwaltic, German ungewaltig (“powerless, unmighty”).

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