adjective
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not skilful with one's hands; clumsy; awkward
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inconvenient
Other Word Forms
- unhandily adverb
- unhandiness noun
Etymology
Origin of unhandy
Example Sentences
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These days, even the most unhandy of us have found ourselves DIYing our way out of household troubles.
From Washington Post
Unhandy New Yorkers move into a Pennsylvania fixer-upper bought by the wife for its history.
From Los Angeles Times
Perhaps there is something about Hardy that brings out an especially unhandy company.
From Washington Post
Malcolm could see that the dinghy was an unhandy vessel, by no means as swift and easy through the water as La Belle Sauvage.
From Literature
“A Place of My Own,” his second, chronicled the “radically unhandy” Pollan’s construction of his writing studio.
From New York Times
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