Unyieldly

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not yieldly; yielding little or nothing; unproductive; useless.

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

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nonproductivenonproductiveunproductiveunproductive

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

Etymology

From un- + yieldly.

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