Unwieldiness

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Unwieldy \Un*wield"y\, a.
     Not easily wielded or carried; unmanageable; bulky;
     ponderous. "A fat, unwieldy body of fifty-eight years old."
     --Clarendon.
     [1913 Webster] -- {Un*wield"i*ly}, adv. -- {Un*wield"i*ness},
     n.


     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  unwieldiness
       n : trouble in carrying or managing caused by bulk or shape;
           "the movers cursed the unwieldiness of the big piano"
           [syn: {awkwardness}, {cumbersomeness}]