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What does unwieldy mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word unwieldy? Here's what it means.

Adjective
  1. (obsolete) Lacking strength; weak.
  2. (obsolete) Ungraceful in movement.
  3. Difficult to carry, handle, manage or operate because of its size, weight, shape or complexity.
  4. Badly managed or operated.
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It's too easy for the drivers of such huge and unwieldy vehicles to sideswipe your bike and run you down without even noticing you're there.
In town is another story, as its massive bulk can make it unwieldy in tight parking areas.
They observed Asian elephants, both wild and captive, tearing off leafy side branches from trees or from unwieldy limbs already on the ground.
The elephant, unwieldy and awkward yet graceful and powerful, becomes an allegory for the form itself.
From still lifes to landscapes, graceful interiors to unwieldy allegorical scenes, his work is waywardly old-fashioned.
Carrying an unwieldy armful of packages, she turns around at the sound of her name.

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