unhandily
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a word derived from
unhandy.
unhandyadjectivenot skillful in manual work.
Example Sentences
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Any ambitious manufacturer who can use 5,052,177 sq. ft. of floor space and does not mind operating an unhandily located plant should apply to the Defense Plant Corp.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Theodore Roosevelt suffered periodically from what was unhandily called cholera morbus?an acute inflammation of the digestive tract, with diarrhea, cramps and vomiting.
From Time Magazine Archive
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When they had understood what made this ghostly noise and Percival was quiet again, Ralph and Simon picked him up unhandily and carried him to a shelter.
From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding
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"I said 'grab them'!" The painted group moved round Samneric nervously and unhandily.
From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding
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The English speech, long disused, came to her unhandily, but the purport of what she said was plain.
From A Master of Fortune Being Further Adventures of Captain Kettle by Stanley L. Wood