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unmanageable

adjective

Difficult to use or handle or manage because of size or weight or shape

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Word Facts

Word length
12
Starts with
U
Ends with
E
Contains
NM
Scrabble score
17
CEFR level
C1

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adjective

  1. Difficult to use or handle or manage because of size or weight or shape

    “We set about towing the unwieldy structure into the shelter”

adjective

  1. Hard to control

    “A difficult child”

adjective

  1. Difficult to solve or alleviate

    “Uncontrollable pain”

adjective

  1. Incapable of being controlled or managed

    “Uncontrollable children”

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We set about towing the unwieldy structure into the shelter
Almost dropped the unwieldy parcel
A difficult child
An unmanageable situation
Uncontrollable pain
Uncontrollable children
An uncorrectable habit

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