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wieldiest

wieldiest is the superlative form of wieldy.

Meaning of wieldy

Adjective

wieldy (comparative more wieldy or (archaic) wieldier, superlative most wieldy or (archaic) wieldiest)

  1. (dialectal, obsolete except UK) Able to wield one's body well; active, dexterous.
    • But the baron, who was neither ſo wieldy nor ſupple in his joints as his companions, flounced himſelf down with ſuch precipitation, that his feet ſuddenly tilting up, came in furious contact with the head of the marquis, […]1751, [Tobias] Smollett, “The Doctor Prepares an Entertainment in the Manner of the Ancients, which is Attended with Divers Ridiculous Circumstances”, in The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle […]...
    Synonyms:
    agile, nimble, vigorous
  2. Capable of being easily wielded or managed; handy.
    • July the 30. we took boat to go down to Abbeville, by the river of Some; a river of no great breadth, but deep and full; the boat which carryed us was much of the making of thoſe Lighters which live on the Thames, but that is was made more wieldie and fit for ſpeed.1656, Peter Heylyn, “Our Journey down the Some, and Company. …”, in A Survey of the Estate of France, and of Some of the Adjoyning Ilands: […], Printed by E. Coates for Henry Seile, […], →OCLC, page...
    Antonyms:
    unwieldy

Questions about wieldiest

What is wieldiest the superlative form of?
Wieldiest is the superlative form of wieldy.

Words near wieldiest in the dictionary

  1. wieldance
  2. wielded
  3. wielder
  4. wielders
  5. wieldier
  6. wieldiest
  7. wieldiness
  8. wielding
  9. wieldless
  10. wields
  11. wieldsome

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