unwieldlyadj.

Etymology: In early use < unwield n. + -ly suffix¹; later a variant of unwieldy adj.Many quots. for unwieldly in reprints from 1681 onwards have, on verification in first editions or the manuscripts, proved to be misprints of unwieldy adj., as in quots. 1681 –1730. The prevalence of the misprint may be the chief source of the form.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unˈwieldly.

†1. Impotent; weak; = unwieldy adj. 1. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Coll. Phys.) l. 23642 Þir sal haf weldnes of wale, Þa sal vmweldli be wit bale.

2. = unwieldy adj. 2, 3, 4. Also transferred.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in specific manner > [adjective] > heavily or clumsily

unwieldlya1513

unwieldy1530

wieldy1588

ponderous1808

lumping1884

pot-walloping1899

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

a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) I. ccxxxi. f. cliii He was vnweldly by reason of ouerladynge of Flesshe, and myght not well trauayll.

a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) II. f. clxi^v [They] made them a Mamet of a Fatte & vnwyldely as.

1681 Sanderson's XXXV Serm. 95 As Saul's armour did [sit] upon Davids [back]; unweildly, and sagging about his shoulders.1730 N. Bailey et al. Dictionarium Britannicum at Inhabile Unmeet, unfit, unwieldly, not nimble.] 1762 C. Churchill Ghost iii. 92 Horrid, unweildy, without Form,..in the rear, That Post of Honour, should appear Pomposo.1858 F. W. Faber Foot of Cross ii. 93 The interlacings and unfoldings of an unwieldly thunder-cloud.1881 Athenæum 19 Mar. 393/3 Unwieldly though the German language is in conversation and for every-day purposes.1888 Murie in J. S. Kingsley Riverside Nat. Hist. IV. 404 Such a great, unwieldly, horned bird as the rhinoceros hornbill.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

unwieldlyadv.

Etymology: Compare unwieldly adj.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unˈwieldly.

rare.

In an unwieldy manner.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > inability > unskilfulness > [adverb] > clumsily or awkwardly

unhagherlyc1175

unslyly?a1400

roughc1400

unslya1425

rudelyc1425

unhandsomely1545

grosslyc1550

untowardly?1550

botcherly?1566

bungerly1574

lubberlike1575

lumpishly1583

clouterly1593

lubberly1594

foggily1599

awkly1603

unwieldilyc1610

cumbersomely1611

uneasily1611

sinisterly1628

left-handedly1648

ungainlya1661

awkwardly1663

clumsily1691

uncleverly1697

wrong1727

unwieldly1793

gawkily1811

maladroitly1827

undexterously1848

flat-footedly1886

ham-fistedly1964

ham-handedly1964

1793 W. Wordsworth Evening Walk 231 Thence issuing oft, unwieldly as ye stalk, Ye crush..your flow'ry walk.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	unwieldly
释义	unwieldlyadj. Etymology: In early use < unwield n. + -ly suffix¹; later a variant of unwieldy adj.Many quots. for unwieldly in reprints from 1681 onwards have, on verification in first editions or the manuscripts, proved to be misprints of unwieldy adj., as in quots. 1681 –1730. The prevalence of the misprint may be the chief source of the form.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unˈwieldly. †1. Impotent; weak; = unwieldy adj. 1. Obsolete. ΚΠ a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Coll. Phys.) l. 23642 Þir sal haf weldnes of wale, Þa sal vmweldli be wit bale. 2. = unwieldy adj. 2, 3, 4. Also transferred. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in specific manner > [adjective] > heavily or clumsily unwieldlya1513 unwieldy1530 wieldy1588 ponderous1808 lumping1884 pot-walloping1899 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 a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) I. ccxxxi. f. cliii He was vnweldly by reason of ouerladynge of Flesshe, and myght not well trauayll. a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) II. f. clxi^v [They] made them a Mamet of a Fatte & vnwyldely as. 1681 Sanderson's XXXV Serm. 95 As Saul's armour did [sit] upon Davids [back]; unweildly, and sagging about his shoulders.1730 N. Bailey et al. Dictionarium Britannicum at Inhabile Unmeet, unfit, unwieldly, not nimble.] 1762 C. Churchill Ghost iii. 92 Horrid, unweildy, without Form,..in the rear, That Post of Honour, should appear Pomposo.1858 F. W. Faber Foot of Cross ii. 93 The interlacings and unfoldings of an unwieldly thunder-cloud.1881 Athenæum 19 Mar. 393/3 Unwieldly though the German language is in conversation and for every-day purposes.1888 Murie in J. S. Kingsley Riverside Nat. Hist. IV. 404 Such a great, unwieldly, horned bird as the rhinoceros hornbill. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online September 2021). unwieldlyadv. Etymology: Compare unwieldly adj.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unˈwieldly. rare. In an unwieldy manner. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > inability > unskilfulness > [adverb] > clumsily or awkwardly unhagherlyc1175 unslyly?a1400 roughc1400 unslya1425 rudelyc1425 unhandsomely1545 grosslyc1550 untowardly?1550 botcherly?1566 bungerly1574 lubberlike1575 lumpishly1583 clouterly1593 lubberly1594 foggily1599 awkly1603 unwieldilyc1610 cumbersomely1611 uneasily1611 sinisterly1628 left-handedly1648 ungainlya1661 awkwardly1663 clumsily1691 uncleverly1697 wrong1727 unwieldly1793 gawkily1811 maladroitly1827 undexterously1848 flat-footedly1886 ham-fistedly1964 ham-handedly1964 1793 W. Wordsworth Evening Walk 231 Thence issuing oft, unwieldly as ye stalk, Ye crush..your flow'ry walk. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < adj.a1400adv.1793
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