unwieldy

unwieldy is a 8-letter English word with 4 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Not easily wielded or carried; unmanageable; bulky; ponderous. Face value is 15 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 15 · Words With Friends 17 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Not easily wielded or carried; unmanageable; bulky; ponderous.
2. adjective. lacking grace in movement or posture

   "a gawky lad with long ungainly legs"

   "clumsy fingers"

   Synonyms: clumsy, clunky, gawky, ungainly

3. adjective. difficult to work or manipulate

   "unwieldy rules and regulations"

4. adjective. difficult to use or handle or manage because of size or weight or shape

   "we set about towing the unwieldy structure into the shelter"

   "almost dropped the unwieldy parcel"

   Synonyms: unmanageable

Synonyms

clumsy, clunky, gawky, ungainly, unmanageable

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in unwieldy:

undewily

Common word forms

unwieldier, unwieldily, unwieldiest

Words from these letters

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