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unyieldly en · ADJ

Etymology

From un- + yieldly.

Meanings

1. Not yieldly; yielding little or nothing; unproductive; useless.
   • 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. 2001, Paul Leppert, Doing Business with Japan - Page 61:
   • The stiff and unyieldly limb was of no use in Indian raids. 1999, Luther Butler, The Mysterious Valley - Page 1:
   • 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. 2005, U.S. International Trade Commission, Certain Electric Robots and Components Thereof, Inv. 337-TA-530:

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Synonyms

nonproductive