unmanageableadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈmanᵻdʒəbl/, U.S.

/ˌənˈmænədʒəb(ə)l/

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and manageable adj.; also 1600s unmanegeable.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, manageable adj.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + manageable adj.

a. Difficult or impossible to handle or manipulate properly or conveniently owing to physical qualities such as size, shape, weight, condition, etc.; awkward, cumbersome, unwieldy.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > inconvenience > [adjective] > unhandy

unwield1390

unhandsome1548

unwieldy1552

wieldy1588

awk1593

unmanageable1600

uneasy1611

unhandy1664

awkward1695

1600 C. Edmondes Obseruations Fiue Bks. Caesars Comm. i. ix. 28 They chose rather to cast them [sc. shields] away..then to betray their life with an vnmanageable weapon.

1658 E. Phillips New World Eng. Words at Immanity Such a hugenesse as renders a thing unmanageable.

1705 Acct. Origin & Formation Fossil-shells 40 The unmanageable Stiffness of the Ground disturbs the natural direction of those radical Shoots.

1779 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 69 422 It required an index of an unmanageable length.

1805 in Ld. Nelson Dispatches & Lett. (1846) VII. 166 So that the Ship was entirely unmanageable.

1885 Manch. Examiner 17 Jan. 5/4 A great, awkward, unmanageable goods train.

1936 W. Faulkner Absalom, Absalom! v. 152 We bore the awkward and unmanageable box past the stair's close turning.

2006 New Yorker 13 Feb. 52/3 Her giggle and her cloud of unmanageable hair became iconic.

b. Of an immaterial thing: difficult or impossible to cope with; inconvenient, awkward, demanding.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > inconvenience > [adjective]

disconvenienta1475

discommodious1540

unmanageable1650

inconvenient1651

ill-convenient1708

unbain1828

1650 T. Fuller Pisgah-sight of Palestine iii. i. 314 Hierosolyma being a confluence of six short syllables was unmanagable in ordinary verse.

a1712 T. Halyburton Nat. Relig. Insufficient (1714) Introd. 5 Any one..will quickly find himself eas'd of this unmanageable Task [sc. choosing a religion], which the Deists would set him.

1746 P. Annet Christianity Preferable to Deism 56 Our distinguished Moderns..are equally gravell'd with their Predecessors, when they come to the Discussion of this unmanageable Point.

1827 W. Scott Two Drovers in Chron. Canongate 1st Ser. I. xiii. 307 The hill rung with the discordant attempts of the Saxon upon the unmanageable monosyllable.

1947 T. M. Cooper Regiam Majestatem 4 The committee's unmanageable size.

2008 Independent 2 Jan. 3/6 Our debt helpline sees a huge spike in callers suffering from unmanageable debt in January.

2. Difficult or impossible to control, govern, or regulate.

a. Of an event, action, or situation.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > difficulty > types of difficulty > [adjective] > difficult or intractable (of things)

wickc1330

riotous1340

wickeda1352

untreatablec1374

frowarda1400

inobedient1495

stubborn?1518

unwieldya1538

unruly1548

wieldlessa1560

hard1560

untoward1566

tickle1570

churlish1577

unwieldsome1579

rebellious1587

disobedient1588

unframeable1593

unwilling1593

untractable1601

unmanageable1606

intractable1607

surly1609

unwedgeablea1616

dogged1627

uncontrollable1648

obdurate1651

morose1652

uncompliant1659

sullen1678

unpliant1716

ungovernable1773

sulky1867

intractile1880

unwieldly1881

bunglesome1915

1606 H. Wotton Let. in L. P. Smith Life & Lett. Sir H. Wotton (1907) (modernized text) I. 370 The matter itself..very rebellious and unmanageable.

1691 A. Brown Vindicatory Schedule iii. 49 The conduct of our Lives..committed..to Tottering and Wavering Chance unmanageable by the discretest conduct.

1795 W. Paley View Evidences Christianity (ed. 3) I. ii. ii. 378 Convulsions..are amongst the..most uncertain and unmanageable applications to the human frame.

1827 Med. Recorder (Philadelphia) July 221 The mildest forms of the disease were rendered severe and unmanageable, by free purging or vomiting.

1898 ‘H. S. Merriman’ Roden's Corner xxi. 222 When human affairs suddenly appear to become unmanageable.

1984 A. Livingstone Lou Andreas-Salomé vii. 103 Between creative periods, Rilke suffered unmanageable attacks of depression and anxiety.

2014 Derby Evening Tel. (Nexis) 29 Jan. 4 Members have to admit they are powerless over gambling and that their lives have become unmanageable.

b. Of a person or a person's character or disposition.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > decision > obstinacy or stubbornness > [adjective] > disobediently stubborn

incorrigiblea1340

unchastisable1382

contumaxc1386

stubbornc1386

stoutc1410

contumacec1425

staffish?a1513

unwieldy1513

untractable1538

intractable1545

prefract?1549

incounselable1554

indocible1555

uncorrectable1562

refractorious1563

haggard1566

neck-stiff1570

uncounsellablea1578

refractary1583

contumacious1603

refractarious1609

refractory1615

unmanageable1616

immorigerous1623

refractive1623

pervicacious1633

unrectifiable1645

undocible1653

undocile1656

untractible1670

unadvisable1672

recalcitrant1797

unguidable1822

recalcitrary1861

1616 F. Rous Medit. of Instr. lxxx. 422 Those whose crooked, and more vnmannagable nature, standeth stiffe against the discipline of the spirit and their owne desires.

a1637 B. Jonson Magnetick Lady i. i. 43 in Wks. (1640) III My humour being as stubborne, as the rest, And as unmannageable.

1665 J. Glanvill Sciri Tuum: Authors Defense To T. Albius sig. a2^v, in Scepsis Scientifica They..are rendred unmanegeable by any Authority, but that of Absolute Dominion.

1728 J. Morgan Compl. Hist. Algiers I. v. 316 That tough, lofty, unmanageable Monarch [sc. Henry VIII].

1791 J. Bentham Panopticon i. 39 As to safe custody and good order, four [prisoners] is not such a number as can well be deemed unmanageable.

1804 J. Abernethy Surg. Observ. 186 [During] the greater part of the delirium he had been very unmanageable.

1887 Spectator 25 June 854/2 The rise of soldiers who might be unmanageable or too successful.

1956 A. I. Richards Chisungu i. 49 Bemba women have the reputation..for being quite unmanageable by men of other tribes.

1997 J. Steingarten Man who ate Everything (1998) iii. 177 Some parents believe that their children become wild and unmanageable after eating sucrose.

c. Of an animal. Also in figurative context.

ΚΠ

1635 J. Maxwell tr. Duc de Richelieu Emblema Animae ix. 75 What reason have wee then to approve of wild and immoderate men, which come so neere these unmanageable and unsatiable Beasts?

1678 A. Behn Sir Patient Fancy i. i. 2 [The fops] of the Town are the most unmanagable Beasts in Nature.

1681 R. L'Estrange tr. Cicero Offices (ed. 2) 45 Horses..grown Fierce, and Unmenageable, by being chaf'd.

1712 D. Waterland Serm. in Wks. (1823) VIII. 383 When they grow impatient of the curb..they do but show..how much more unruly and unmanageable they had been without it.

1795 R. Cumberland Henry I. iii. v. 244 His death was instantaneous, a fall from his horse; an unmanageable, accursed animal threw him from his back.

1823 W. Scott Quentin Durward I. ix. 230 Each fresh gambade of his unmanageable horse.

1855 Poultry Chron. 2 611/1 She [sc. a hen] was rather conceited, unmanageable, and very touchy about interference.

1878 R. B. Smith Carthage 314 The elephants..became unmanageable.

1949 Youth's Instructor 9 Apr. 26/1 A small black mongrel, which was brought in by the owner to be put out of the way because it was so unmanageable.

1994 Legion June 17/2 Then came the slithering, frightened and unmanageable pigs.

Derivatives

unˈmanageably adv.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > decision > obstinacy or stubbornness > [adverb] > disobediently stubborn

stoutly1568

incorrigibly1610

refractarily1618

contumaciously1626

refractorilyc1646

pervicaciously1650

unmanageably1701

unguidably1837

1701 J. Collier tr. Marcus Aurelius Conversat. with Himself xi. 212 If they [sc. Circumstances] prove unmanageably cross,..Look out for something that's more serviceable to the Dignity of your Nature.

1860 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. (ed. 2) VI. 329 Meantime, Philip..was becoming unmanageably impatient.

2007 S. Sinha Graham Greene vi. 159 To impose a pattern upon his almost unmanageably large production needs a strict mental discipline.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	unmanageable
释义	unmanageableadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈmanᵻdʒəbl/, U.S. /ˌənˈmænədʒəb(ə)l/ Forms: see un- prefix¹ and manageable adj.; also 1600s unmanegeable. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, manageable adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + manageable adj. 1. a. Difficult or impossible to handle or manipulate properly or conveniently owing to physical qualities such as size, shape, weight, condition, etc.; awkward, cumbersome, unwieldy. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > inconvenience > [adjective] > unhandy unwield1390 unhandsome1548 unwieldy1552 wieldy1588 awk1593 unmanageable1600 uneasy1611 unhandy1664 awkward1695 1600 C. Edmondes Obseruations Fiue Bks. Caesars Comm. i. ix. 28 They chose rather to cast them [sc. shields] away..then to betray their life with an vnmanageable weapon. 1658 E. Phillips New World Eng. Words at Immanity Such a hugenesse as renders a thing unmanageable. 1705 Acct. Origin & Formation Fossil-shells 40 The unmanageable Stiffness of the Ground disturbs the natural direction of those radical Shoots. 1779 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 69 422 It required an index of an unmanageable length. 1805 in Ld. Nelson Dispatches & Lett. (1846) VII. 166 So that the Ship was entirely unmanageable. 1885 Manch. Examiner 17 Jan. 5/4 A great, awkward, unmanageable goods train. 1936 W. Faulkner Absalom, Absalom! v. 152 We bore the awkward and unmanageable box past the stair's close turning. 2006 New Yorker 13 Feb. 52/3 Her giggle and her cloud of unmanageable hair became iconic. b. Of an immaterial thing: difficult or impossible to cope with; inconvenient, awkward, demanding. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > inconvenience > [adjective] disconvenienta1475 discommodious1540 unmanageable1650 inconvenient1651 ill-convenient1708 unbain1828 1650 T. Fuller Pisgah-sight of Palestine iii. i. 314 Hierosolyma being a confluence of six short syllables was unmanagable in ordinary verse. a1712 T. Halyburton Nat. Relig. Insufficient (1714) Introd. 5 Any one..will quickly find himself eas'd of this unmanageable Task [sc. choosing a religion], which the Deists would set him. 1746 P. Annet Christianity Preferable to Deism 56 Our distinguished Moderns..are equally gravell'd with their Predecessors, when they come to the Discussion of this unmanageable Point. 1827 W. Scott Two Drovers in Chron. Canongate 1st Ser. I. xiii. 307 The hill rung with the discordant attempts of the Saxon upon the unmanageable monosyllable. 1947 T. M. Cooper Regiam Majestatem 4 The committee's unmanageable size. 2008 Independent 2 Jan. 3/6 Our debt helpline sees a huge spike in callers suffering from unmanageable debt in January. 2. Difficult or impossible to control, govern, or regulate. a. Of an event, action, or situation. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > types of difficulty > [adjective] > difficult or intractable (of things) wickc1330 riotous1340 wickeda1352 untreatablec1374 frowarda1400 inobedient1495 stubborn?1518 unwieldya1538 unruly1548 wieldlessa1560 hard1560 untoward1566 tickle1570 churlish1577 unwieldsome1579 rebellious1587 disobedient1588 unframeable1593 unwilling1593 untractable1601 unmanageable1606 intractable1607 surly1609 unwedgeablea1616 dogged1627 uncontrollable1648 obdurate1651 morose1652 uncompliant1659 sullen1678 unpliant1716 ungovernable1773 sulky1867 intractile1880 unwieldly1881 bunglesome1915 1606 H. Wotton Let. in L. P. Smith Life & Lett. Sir H. Wotton (1907) (modernized text) I. 370 The matter itself..very rebellious and unmanageable. 1691 A. Brown Vindicatory Schedule iii. 49 The conduct of our Lives..committed..to Tottering and Wavering Chance unmanageable by the discretest conduct. 1795 W. Paley View Evidences Christianity (ed. 3) I. ii. ii. 378 Convulsions..are amongst the..most uncertain and unmanageable applications to the human frame. 1827 Med. Recorder (Philadelphia) July 221 The mildest forms of the disease were rendered severe and unmanageable, by free purging or vomiting. 1898 ‘H. S. Merriman’ Roden's Corner xxi. 222 When human affairs suddenly appear to become unmanageable. 1984 A. Livingstone Lou Andreas-Salomé vii. 103 Between creative periods, Rilke suffered unmanageable attacks of depression and anxiety. 2014 Derby Evening Tel. (Nexis) 29 Jan. 4 Members have to admit they are powerless over gambling and that their lives have become unmanageable. b. Of a person or a person's character or disposition. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > obstinacy or stubbornness > [adjective] > disobediently stubborn incorrigiblea1340 unchastisable1382 contumaxc1386 stubbornc1386 stoutc1410 contumacec1425 staffish?a1513 unwieldy1513 untractable1538 intractable1545 prefract?1549 incounselable1554 indocible1555 uncorrectable1562 refractorious1563 haggard1566 neck-stiff1570 uncounsellablea1578 refractary1583 contumacious1603 refractarious1609 refractory1615 unmanageable1616 immorigerous1623 refractive1623 pervicacious1633 unrectifiable1645 undocible1653 undocile1656 untractible1670 unadvisable1672 recalcitrant1797 unguidable1822 recalcitrary1861 1616 F. Rous Medit. of Instr. lxxx. 422 Those whose crooked, and more vnmannagable nature, standeth stiffe against the discipline of the spirit and their owne desires. a1637 B. Jonson Magnetick Lady i. i. 43 in Wks. (1640) III My humour being as stubborne, as the rest, And as unmannageable. 1665 J. Glanvill Sciri Tuum: Authors Defense To T. Albius sig. a2^v, in Scepsis Scientifica They..are rendred unmanegeable by any Authority, but that of Absolute Dominion. 1728 J. Morgan Compl. Hist. Algiers I. v. 316 That tough, lofty, unmanageable Monarch [sc. Henry VIII]. 1791 J. Bentham Panopticon i. 39 As to safe custody and good order, four [prisoners] is not such a number as can well be deemed unmanageable. 1804 J. Abernethy Surg. Observ. 186 [During] the greater part of the delirium he had been very unmanageable. 1887 Spectator 25 June 854/2 The rise of soldiers who might be unmanageable or too successful. 1956 A. I. Richards Chisungu i. 49 Bemba women have the reputation..for being quite unmanageable by men of other tribes. 1997 J. Steingarten Man who ate Everything (1998) iii. 177 Some parents believe that their children become wild and unmanageable after eating sucrose. c. Of an animal. Also in figurative context. ΚΠ 1635 J. Maxwell tr. Duc de Richelieu Emblema Animae ix. 75 What reason have wee then to approve of wild and immoderate men, which come so neere these unmanageable and unsatiable Beasts? 1678 A. Behn Sir Patient Fancy i. i. 2 [The fops] of the Town are the most unmanagable Beasts in Nature. 1681 R. L'Estrange tr. Cicero Offices (ed. 2) 45 Horses..grown Fierce, and Unmenageable, by being chaf'd. 1712 D. Waterland Serm. in Wks. (1823) VIII. 383 When they grow impatient of the curb..they do but show..how much more unruly and unmanageable they had been without it. 1795 R. Cumberland Henry I. iii. v. 244 His death was instantaneous, a fall from his horse; an unmanageable, accursed animal threw him from his back. 1823 W. Scott Quentin Durward I. ix. 230 Each fresh gambade of his unmanageable horse. 1855 Poultry Chron. 2 611/1 She [sc. a hen] was rather conceited, unmanageable, and very touchy about interference. 1878 R. B. Smith Carthage 314 The elephants..became unmanageable. 1949 Youth's Instructor 9 Apr. 26/1 A small black mongrel, which was brought in by the owner to be put out of the way because it was so unmanageable. 1994 Legion June 17/2 Then came the slithering, frightened and unmanageable pigs. Derivatives unˈmanageably adv. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > obstinacy or stubbornness > [adverb] > disobediently stubborn stoutly1568 incorrigibly1610 refractarily1618 contumaciously1626 refractorilyc1646 pervicaciously1650 unmanageably1701 unguidably1837 1701 J. Collier tr. Marcus Aurelius Conversat. with Himself xi. 212 If they [sc. Circumstances] prove unmanageably cross,..Look out for something that's more serviceable to the Dignity of your Nature. 1860 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. (ed. 2) VI. 329 Meantime, Philip..was becoming unmanageably impatient. 2007 S. Sinha Graham Greene vi. 159 To impose a pattern upon his almost unmanageably large production needs a strict mental discipline. 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