Unwieldy — Actually Useful SAT Vocabulary
Challenge yourself: UNWIELDY most nearly means: A) transparent; B) obsolete; C) cumbersome; D) mundane. Answer inside.
📚️ Definition of Unwieldy
Unwieldy (adjective): Difficult to carry, move, or manage because of size, shape, weight, or complexity; clumsy and hard to handle. Example: an unwieldy bureaucracy that makes house renovations difficult.
🗣️ Pronunciation of Unwieldy
IPA: /ʌnˈwiːl.di/ (See IPA key)
Respelling: un-WEEL-dee
📰 Examples of Unwieldy
Here are some examples of the word unwieldy:
At over 200 pages, the student handbook was so unwieldy that few freshmen ever made it past the introduction.
The U.S. federal tax code is widely considered one of the most unwieldy legal documents in the modern world.
We tried to move the large couch into the dorm room ourselves, but it was so unwieldy that we got stuck in the stairwell.
Quiz answer: C, cumbersome.