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Unwieldy

Not easily wielded or carried; unmanageable; bulky; ponderous.

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Awkward 84% connected

Wanting dexterity in the use of the hands, or of instruments; not dexterous; without skill; clumsy; wanting ease, grace, or effectiveness in movement…

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Awkward 84% connected

Wanting dexterity in the use of the hands, or of instruments; not dexterous; without skill; clumsy; wanting ease, grace, or effectiveness in movement…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Clumsy 84% connected

Stiff or benumbed, as with cold.

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Clumsy 84% connected

Stiff or benumbed, as with cold.

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Cumbersome 84% connected

Burdensome or hindering, as a weight or drag; embarrassing; vexatious; cumbrous.

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Cumbersome 84% connected

Burdensome or hindering, as a weight or drag; embarrassing; vexatious; cumbrous.

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Cumbrous 84% connected

Rendering action or motion difficult or toilsome; serving to obstruct or hinder; burdensome; clogging.

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Cumbrous 84% connected

Rendering action or motion difficult or toilsome; serving to obstruct or hinder; burdensome; clogging.

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Impractical 84% connected

Not practical.

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Impractical 84% connected

Not practical.

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Ungainly 84% connected

Not gainly; not expert or dexterous; clumsy; awkward; uncouth; as, an ungainly strut in walking.

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Ungainly 84% connected

Not gainly; not expert or dexterous; clumsy; awkward; uncouth; as, an ungainly strut in walking.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Clumsy 92% connected

Stiff or benumbed, as with cold.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Gawky 92% connected

Foolish and awkward; clumsy; clownish; as, gawky behavior. -- n. A fellow who is awkward from being overgrown, or from stupidity, a gawk.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Ungainly 92% connected

Not gainly; not expert or dexterous; clumsy; awkward; uncouth; as, an ungainly strut in walking.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

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