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

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unwieldy

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unwieldy

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˌʌnˈwɪəl.di/

Adjective

obsolete

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

Japanese Meaning

弱々しい、力不足（古義） / 動作が不格好、不器用（古義） / 大きさ、重さ、形状、または複雑さのために持ち運び、扱い、操作が難しい / 管理や運用が不十分、手法が悪い

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The unwieldy minstrel, whose limbs had grown feeble with age, could no longer lift his lute to play.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

衰弱した吟遊詩人は年を取って手足が弱くなり、もはやリュートを持ち上げて演奏することができなかった。

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Sense（1）

(obsolete) Lacking strength; weak.

Sense（2）

(obsolete) Ungraceful in movement.

Sense（3）

Difficult to carry, handle, manage or operate because of its size, weight, shape or complexity.

However, the constellation of Argo Navis was so huge and unwieldy that in the 1932 revision, the International Astronomical Union committee chopped it up into a keel (Carina), a poop (Puppis) and sails (Vela).

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Sense（4）

Badly managed or operated.

unwieldier

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unwieldiest

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