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}, {unwieldiness}]
Unwieldy \Un*wield"y\, a. Not easily wielded or carried; unmanageable; bulky; ponderous. "A fat, unwieldy body of fifty-eight years old." --Clarendon. [1913 Webster] -- {Un*wield"i*ly}, adv. -- {Un*wield"i*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]