ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Wieldsome

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Wieldsome is an adjective meaning (archaic) Characterised or marked by wieldiness; easily wielded or managed.

Meaning

(archaic) Characterised or marked by wieldiness; easily wielded or managed.

Example Sentences

The wieldsome agencies are, again, two-fold. Those that are authorative and of the government, mandatory; the others in part or altogether voluntary are more directory than mandatory.
[…] Cesar […] commaunded that the Galleyes wherof the facion was more straunge to the sauage Britons, and the mouing more redy and wieldsome, should be remoued a lyttell from the shyps of Burthen […]

Synonyms for wieldsome

Depending on context, synonyms include wieldy, manageable.

Antonyms for wieldsome

Common opposites include unwieldsome.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include wieldy, wieldable, handleable, handlesome, well-handled, maniable.

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