unwieldy

Etymology

From Middle English unweldi, equivalent to un- + wieldy. Cognate with Middle Low German unweldich (“unwieldy”).

adj

1. (obsolete) Lacking strength; weak.
2. (obsolete) Ungraceful in movement.
3. Difficult to carry, handle, manage or operate because of its size, weight, shape or complexity.
   However, the constellation of Argo Navis was so huge and unwieldy that in the 1932 revision, the International Astronomical Union committee chopped it up into a keel (Carina), a poop (Puppis) and sails (Vela). 1985, Patrick Moore, Stargazing: Astronomy without a telescope, Aurum Press, page 18
   The railways that would be fused to create the unwieldy Northern Line were the City & South London and the Charing Cross, Euston & Hampstead Railway, known as the 'Hampstead Tube'. 2012, Andrew Martin, Underground Overground: A passenger's history of the Tube, Profile Books, page 175
   Recorded music came in unwieldy packages and odd shapes. February 9, 2017, Rob Long, “Why I won’t invest in anything that involves effort”, in The National (UAE)
4. Badly managed or operated.