different between unwieldy vs inconvenient

English

Alternative forms

• unwieldly (less common, possibly nonstandard)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /??n?w??l.di/

Adjective

unwieldy (comparative unwieldier, superlative unwieldiest)

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.
4. Badly managed or operated.

   (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Derived terms

• unwieldiness

Translations

References

• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “unwieldy”, in Online Etymology Dictionary

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French inconvenient, from Latin inconvenientem.

Adjective

inconvenient (comparative more inconvenient, superlative most inconvenient)

1. not convenient

   Antonym: convenient

Translations

Noun

inconvenient (plural inconvenients)

1. (obsolete) An inconsistency, an incongruity.
2. (obsolete) An inconvenient circumstance or situation; an inconvenience.

Related terms

• inconvenience (noun)
• inconveniently (adverb)

Anagrams

• nonincentive

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin inconveni?ns, inconvenientem.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /i?.kom.v?.ni?ent/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /i?.kum.b?.ni?en/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /i?.kom.ve.ni?ent/

Adjective

inconvenient (masculine and feminine plural inconvenients)

1. inconvenient

   Antonym: convenient

Derived terms

• inconvenientment

Noun

inconvenient m (plural inconvenients)

1. downside, disadvantage

Related terms

• inconveniència

Further reading

• “inconvenient” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “inconvenient” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “inconvenient” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “inconvenient” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Middle French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin inconveniens, inconvenientem.

Noun

inconvenient m (plural inconveniens)

1. disadvantage; downside; negative aspect

See also

• desadvantage

Descendants

• English: inconvenient
• French: inconvénient

Romanian

Etymology

From French inconvénient, from Latin inconveniens.

Noun

inconvenient n (plural inconveniente)

1. inconvenience

Declension