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unwieldy

[uhn-weel-dee] / ʌnˈwil di /


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The image is at once hokey and compelling, suggesting in unwieldy terms that the monster Hansen has been chasing is like a Hydra: cut off its head, and it’ll regenerate with two more.

From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026

And for those who see that as a challenge, well, “Chronovisor” would ask you to consider why a fair but not unwieldy amount of reading would be considered a barrier to entry.

From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2026

"No long and unwieldy constitutional amendment is necessary," he said.

From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026

Too many primavera recipes are weighed down with large unwieldy chunks of vegetables that have absolutely nothing to do with spring, the season that gives the dish its name.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026

And it was unwieldy, like two hundred pounds, and so the detailers couldn’t really move it.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

By last week, 41 nations had joined UNESCO, a body with an unwieldy name and an unwieldier problem: the crisis in world culture.

From Time Magazine Archive

The workingmen looked all the coarser and unwieldier by contrast.

From The Song of Songs by Hermann Sudermann

He came up with the largest, unwieldiest and financially nuttiest proposal in the history of Pasadena Playhouse.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 5, 2023




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