unmanageable

Words with a similar base: unmanageable

'unmanageable'

[unwieldy.a.01] as in: difficult to use or handle or manage because of size or weight or shape

Examples:
we set about towing the unwieldy structure into the shelter
almost dropped the unwieldy parcel

'unmanageable'

[unmanageable.a.02] as in: hard to control; ,

Examples:
a difficult child
an unmanageable situation

'unmanageable'

[uncontrollable.s.01] as in: difficult to solve or alleviate

Examples:
uncontrollable pain

'unmanageable'

[uncontrollable.s.03] as in: incapable of being controlled or managed

Examples:
uncontrollable children
an uncorrectable habit

Origins

					unmanageable (English)
├── manageable (English)
│   ├── -able (English)
│   └── manage (English)
│       └── manege (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
└── un- (English)
    ├── on- (Middle English (1100-1500))
    │   ├── on- (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
    │   └── ond- (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
    ├── un- (Middle English (1100-1500))
    │   └── un- (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
    └── unus (Latin)
        └── oinos (Latin)

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