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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Difficult or impossible to manage or control.
  • adjective Difficult to carry or maneuver; unwieldy.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Not manageable; not readily submitting to handling or management; not easily restrained, governed, or directed; not controllable.

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  • adjective Not manageable; not readily submitting to handling or management; not easily restrained, governed, or directed; not controllable.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective difficult to use or handle or manage because of size or weight or shape
  • adjective difficult to solve or alleviate
  • adjective incapable of being controlled or managed
  • adjective hard to control

Etymologies

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un- +‎ manageable

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