adjective, un·wield·i·er, un·wield·i·est.
- not wieldy; wielded with difficulty; not readily handled or managed in use or action, as from size, shape, or weight; awkward; ungainly.
adjective
- too heavy, large, or awkwardly shaped to be easily handled
- ungainly; clumsy
adj.late 14c., “lacking strength,” from un- (1) “not” + Old English wielde “active, vigorous,” from Proto-Germanic *walth- “have power” (see wield). Meaning “moving ungracefully” is recorded from 1520s; in reference to weapons, “difficult to handle, awkward by virtue of size or shape” it is attested from 1540s.