Английский Этимологический словарь - unwieldy
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Unwieldy
unwieldy
- M.E., from O.E. wielde "active, vigorous," from P.Gmc. *walth- "have power."
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~ adj 1 an unwieldy object is big and heavy and difficult to carry 2 an unwieldy system, argument, or plan is difficult to control or manage because it is too complicated (unwieldy bureaucracy) - unwieldiness n ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
2.
1. If you describe an object as unwieldy, you mean that it is difficult to move or carry because it is so big or heavy. They came panting up to his door with their unwieldy baggage. = awkward ADJ 2. If you describe a system as unwieldy, you mean that it does not work very well as a result of it being too large or badly organized. His firm must contend with the unwieldy Russian bureaucracy. ...an unwieldy legal system. = cumbersome ADJ ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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adjective Date: 1530 not easily managed, handled, or used (as because of bulk, weight, complexity, or awkwardness) ; cumbersome • unwieldily adverb • unwieldiness noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
4.
adj. (unwieldier, unwieldiest) cumbersome, clumsy, or hard to manage, owing to size, shape, or weight. Derivatives unwieldily adv. unwieldiness n. Etymology: ME f. UN-(1) + wieldy active (now dial.) f. WIELD ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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