unwieldiness
Hard to handle
Unwieldiness is the quality of being difficult to handle, move, or manage due to size, weight, shape, or complexity.
A large piece of furniture has physical unwieldiness; a bureaucratic process has procedural unwieldiness.
The unwieldiness of the old camera made it impractical for travel.
The word suggests awkwardness that resists smooth operation or control.
Large and awkward to handle
- oversizedExceeding typical dimensions
- heftyConsiderable in weight
- massiveExtremely large and heavy
- cumbersomeAwkwardly heavy or bulky
ponderous · voluminous · hulking · heavy · weighty · ungainly · lumbering · clunky
Awkwardly heavy or bulky
- impracticalNot suited for use
- unmanageableImpossible to control
- troublesomeCausing difficulty or annoyance
- problematicCausing difficulty or concern
inconvenient · laborious · onerous · complicated · convoluted · demanding · burdensome · challenging
Poor at using resources
- time-consumingRequiring much duration
- laboriousRequiring considerable effort
- slowLacking in speed
- wastefulUsing resources carelessly
unproductive · tedious · protracted · cumbrous · impractical · suboptimal · unoptimized · sluggish
bulky
Large and awkward to handle
cumbersome · ponderous · voluminous · hulking · heavy · weighty · ungainly · lumbering · clunky · large
cumbersome
Awkwardly heavy or bulky
- impracticalNot suited for use
- unmanageableImpossible to control
- troublesomeCausing difficulty or annoyance
problematic · inconvenient · laborious · onerous · complicated · convoluted · demanding · burdensome · challenging · intractable
inefficient
Poor at using resources
- time-consumingRequiring much duration
- laboriousRequiring considerable effort
- slowLacking in speed
wasteful · unproductive · tedious · protracted · cumbrous · impractical · suboptimal · unoptimized · sluggish · plodding
awkward
Lacking grace or ease
- gracelessLacking smoothness or charm
- inelegantLacking grace or refinement
- clumsyLacking physical coordination
fumbling · gawky · maladroit · oafish · ham-handed · bumbling · stumbling · ungainly · lumbering · stiff
- clunkinessawkwardness, bulkiness, clumsiness, ungainliness, chunkiness
unwieldinesshandiness
Ease of use
maneuverability · manageability · convenience · wieldiness · portability
unwieldinessgrace
Effortless beauty of motion
gracefulness · agility · nimbleness · elegance · litheness
unwieldinessmanageability
Ease of being controlled
practicality · efficiency · simplicity · compactness · tidiness
wield, unwieldy, wielding, wielded, wields, wielder, wieldy, wieldable, reweld