Unwieldy vs Massive - What's the difference?
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(obsolete) lacking strength; weak
(obsolete) ungraceful in movement
difficult to carry, handle, manage or operate because of its size, weight, shape or complexity
badly managed or operated
Of or pertaining to a large mass; weighty, heavy, or bulky.
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Much larger than normal.
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, title= Of great significance or import; overwhelming.
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, title= (label) Of a specimen not exhibiting crystal form.
Of particularly exceptional quality or value; awesome.
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, title= Possessing mass.
(mineralogy) A homogeneous mass of rock, not layered and without an obvious crystal structure.
As adjectives the difference between unwieldy and massive
is that unwieldy is lacking strength; weak while massive is of or pertaining to a large mass; weighty, heavy, or bulky.As a noun massive is
a homogeneous mass of rock, not layered and without an obvious crystal structure.unwieldy
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(en adjective)Chico Harlan
Japan pockets the subsidy […], passage=Across Japan, technology companies and private investors are racing to install devices that until recently they had little interest in: solar panels. Massive solar parks are popping up as part of a rapid build-up that one developer likened to an "explosion."}}
The attack of the MOOCs, passage=Since the launch early last year of […] two Silicon Valley start-ups offering free education through MOOCs, massive open online courses, the ivory towers of academia have been shaken to their foundations. University brands built in some cases over centuries have been forced to contemplate the possibility that information technology will rapidly make their existing business model obsolete.}}
INDEPENDENCE DAY-----------MASSIVE COOL SPOILERS DON'T OPEN IF YOU DON'T WANT TO KNOW, passage=Ok true believers here is the low down of massive coolness.}}
nz.reg.wellington.general, passage=Heaps excited about it - I'm planning for a massive day.}}
Deasties rock the Hurricane- 06/21/98, passage=saw the beasties last week in GERMANY at a massive little party called the Hurricane Festival outside Hamburg and here's how it all shook down
WENDYHOUSE June 21st, passage=OPEN THROUGH THE SUMMER: We are on the 3rd Saturday of the month, remain at the same venue, at the same price, at the same times and always give you a massive night out to remember (unless you've drunk too much bargain University booze!).}}
Re: Survivable album chart from 2001, passage=I own this one, bought it because I liked Slide. The album is quite dull. They were massive back in the day}}
Synonyms
* (of or pertaining to a large mass) bulky, heavy, hefty, substantial, weighty * (much larger than normal) colossal, enormous, gargantuan, giant, gigantic, great, huge, mahoosive (slang), titanic * (of great significance or import) consequential, meaningful, overwhelming, significant, weighty * (of grandeur ) awesome, super, excellent, stupendousAntonyms
* (of or pertaining to a large mass) insubstantial, light * (much larger than normal) dwarf, little, microscopic, midget, minuscule, pint-sized, tiny, wee * (of great significance or import) inconsequential, insignificant, piddling, trifling, trivial, unimportant * (of grandeur ) lame, stale, disappointing, crappy * (of having a positive mass) masslessDerived terms
* mahoosive (slang) * massively * massiveness * MOOC (massive open online course)Noun
(en noun)- karst massives in western Georgia