Meaning of unyieldly | Babel Free

Definitions

Not yieldly; yielding little or nothing; unproductive; useless.

Examples

“The stiff and unyieldly limb was of no use in Indian raids.”

“Over a million mom-and-pop stores in this unyieldly system use political power to slow the expansion of efficient, large-scale retail businesses. In many cases orders must be delivered by bicycles through back alleys too narrow for cars.”

“Such explosion-proof motors also necessitate the use of explosion-proof cables which are also more costly and heavier and are also more unflexible and unyieldly.”

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