Unwieldy

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William A Hupy
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Unwieldy

Postby William A Hupy » Mon Mar 13, 2023 10:15 am

This appears to be of strictly Germanic origin. Without the prefix, the ancient German meant having power.

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Re: Unwieldy

Postby Slava » Mon Mar 13, 2023 7:24 pm

One of those words I've just never really thought about. Come to find out, yes, there is such a word as wieldy. If I'd thought about it, I would have thought it was a joking, made-up opposite for a word that doesn't have an opposite. And I'd have been wrong.
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