unwielding
unwielding adjective: unwieldy.
Adjective
unwielding (comparative more unwielding, superlative most unwielding)
- unwieldy.
- But the deeds of valour which he described, and of which he was the modest hero, were always only just surpassed by the incomprehensible feats of personal agility which accompanied them — incomprehensible when we looked upon the fat, unwielding personalities of the panting boaster.1855, Charles Wilkins Webber, Tales of the Southern Border, page 297
- He had the luck to produce a cursed little chaise, where Lord Lovat was in a manner buried alive under the unwielding bulk of this enormous porpoise.1896, Alexander Mackenzie, History of the Frasers of Lovat
Examples of unwielding in a sentence
- Instead of the heavy, unwielding implement formerly used, entailing very unpleasant laborious work, there is now an iron table, the top of which is magnetized.1908, Illustrated World ... - Volume 9, page 146:
- His thoughts were an unwielding jumble in his mind.2001, Dorothy Garlock, Wild Sweet Wilderness:
Forms of unwielding
| comparative | more unwielding |
|---|---|
| superlative | most unwielding |
Questions about unwielding
- What does unwielding mean?
- Unwielding means unwieldy.
- How do you use unwielding in a sentence?
- Instead of the heavy, unwielding implement formerly used, entailing very unpleasant laborious work, there is now an iron table, the top of which is magnetized.
- What part of speech is unwielding?
- Unwielding is an adjective.
Words near unwielding in the dictionary
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