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sagabal [sa.gá.bal.] : unwieldy (adj.); hindrance (n.)

Derivatives of sagabal


Glosses:
unwieldy
adj. 1. unmanageable, unwieldydifficult to use or handle or manage because of size or weight or shape.; "we set about towing the unwieldy structure into the shelter"; "almost dropped the unwieldy parcel"
~ bunglesome, ungainly, awkward, clumsydifficult to handle or manage especially because of shape.; "an awkward bundle to carry"; "a load of bunglesome paraphernalia"; "clumsy wooden shoes"; "the cello, a rather ungainly instrument for a girl"
~ cumbersome, cumbrousdifficult to handle or use especially because of size or weight.; "a cumbersome piece of machinery"; "cumbrous protective clothing"
adj. 2. unwieldydifficult to work or manipulate.; "unwieldy rules and regulations"
~ impracticalnot practical; not workable or not given to practical matters.; "refloating the ship proved impractical because of the expense"; "he is intelligent but too impractical for commercial work"; "an impractical solution"
adj. 3. clumsy, clunky, gawky, ungainly, unwieldylacking grace in movement or posture.; "a gawky lad with long ungainly legs"; "clumsy fingers"; "what an ungainly creature a giraffe is"; "heaved his unwieldy figure out of his chair"
~ awkwardlacking grace or skill in manner or movement or performance.; "an awkward dancer"; "an awkward gesture"; "too awkward with a needle to make her own clothes"; "his clumsy fingers produced an awkward knot"
hindrance
n. (cognition)1. balk, baulk, check, deterrent, handicap, hinderance, hindrance, impedimentsomething immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress.
~ difficultya factor causing trouble in achieving a positive result or tending to produce a negative result.; "serious difficulties were encountered in obtaining a pure reagent"
~ albatross, millstone(figurative) something that hinders or handicaps.; "she was an albatross around his neck"
~ bindsomething that hinders as if with bonds.
~ diriment impediment(canon law) an impediment that invalidates a marriage (such as the existence of a prior marriage).
~ dragsomething that slows or delays progress.; "taxation is a drag on the economy"; "too many laws are a drag on the use of new land"
~ obstacle, obstructionsomething immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted.; "lack of imagination is an obstacle to one's advancement"; "the poverty of a district is an obstacle to good education"; "the filibuster was a major obstruction to the success of their plan"
~ straitjacketanything immaterial that severely hinders or confines.; "they defected because Russian dance was in a straitjacket"; "the government is operating in an economic straitjacket"
n. (artifact)2. encumbrance, hinderance, hindrance, hitch, incumbrance, interference, preventative, preventiveany obstruction that impedes or is burdensome.
~ clogany object that acts as a hindrance or obstruction.
~ impedimenta, obstruction, impediment, obstructer, obstructorany structure that makes progress difficult.
~ speed bumpa hindrance to speeding created by a crosswise ridge in the surface of a roadway.
n. (act)3. hinderance, hindrance, interferencethe act of hindering or obstructing or impeding.
~ human action, human activity, act, deedsomething that people do or cause to happen.
~ foiling, thwarting, frustrationan act of hindering someone's plans or efforts.
~ antagonism(biochemistry) interference in or inhibition of the physiological action of a chemical substance by another having a similar structure.
~ obstructionthe act of obstructing.; "obstruction of justice"
~ complicationthe act or process of complicating.
~ deterrencethe act or process of discouraging actions or preventing occurrences by instilling fear or doubt or anxiety.
~ prevention, barthe act of preventing.; "there was no bar against leaving"; "money was allocated to study the cause and prevention of influenza"