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unyieldly

unyieldly adjective: not yieldly; yielding little or nothing; unproductive; useless.

Adjective

unyieldly (comparative more unyieldly, superlative most unyieldly)

  1. Not yieldly; yielding little or nothing; unproductive; useless.
    • The stiff and unyieldly limb was of no use in Indian raids.1999, Luther Butler, The Mysterious Valley - Page 1
    • Over a million mom-and-pop stores in this unyieldly system use political power to slow the expansion of efficient, large-scale retail businesses. In many cases orders must be delivered by bicycles through back alleys too narrow for cars.2001, Paul Leppert, Doing Business with Japan - Page 61
    Synonyms:
    nonproductive

Synonyms of unyieldly

Forms of unyieldly

comparativemore unyieldly
superlativemost unyieldly

Origin of unyieldly

From un- + yieldly.

Questions about unyieldly

What does unyieldly mean?
Unyieldly means not yieldly; yielding little or nothing; unproductive; useless.
What part of speech is unyieldly?
Unyieldly is an adjective.

Words near unyieldly in the dictionary

  1. unyellowed
  2. unyielded
  3. unyielding
  4. unyieldingly
  5. unyieldingness
  6. unyieldly
  7. unyiffable
  8. unyokable
  9. unyoke
  10. unyokeable
  11. unyokeableness

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