Mining NPR this morning, I heard a reporter use the word “unwieldly.”

Granted, I was half asleep, so I don’t know if this person used it as an adjective or an adverb but, frankly, it didn’t matter to me at the time.

“Unwieldy.”  What a wonderful word.  You know, when you’re moving something, and someone is helping you, and he/she invariably says, “It’s not heavy, it’s just awkward.”  (Translation:  “This sucker is heavy.”)  And you always think to yourself, “unwieldy.”

Somehow, I never think to myself, “unwieldly.”

So, I looked it up.

Voila.

Two online dictionaries actually have the word, “unwieldly.”

What does it mean?  Well, the same as “unwieldy.”

Adj.

1. too heavy, large, or awkwardly shaped to be handled easily.

2.  ungainly, clumsy

Each source also shows “unwieldly” as an adverb.

Today, my I assign myself the duty of using the word “unwieldly” in conversation.

Wish me luck.