unwieldiness (n.)

  1. the quality of being difficult to direct or control by reason of complexity; avoiding the unwieldiness of formal legal processes; the onset of unwieldiness and bureaucracy in large organizations'

  2. trouble in carrying or managing caused by bulk or shape; the movers cursed the unwieldiness of the big piano

    [ Syn: awkwardness , cumbersomeness ]

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