1
as in clumsy
difficult to use or operate especially because of size, weight, or design
the new SUV is particularly unhandy and difficult to maneuver in parking lots and narrow streets
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as in awkward
lacking or showing a lack of nimbleness in using one's hands
an unhandy person should be kept away from knives and other sharp objects
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Recent Examples of unhandy
Perhaps there is something about Hardy that brings out an especially unhandy company.
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Dallas News, 20 Aug. 2019
Dallas News, 20 Aug. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unhandy
Adjective
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What starts with a clumsy confession that threatened to derail their relationship altogether, ends with Mark and Helly closer than ever.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
21 Feb. 2025
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Accompanied by her clumsy cameraman Manu (Jean-Baptiste Shelmerdine), colorful investigations ensue.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
19 Feb. 2025
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Comfortable familiarity and an awkward desire to escape co-exist like the two quotes at the start, both true in incongruous harmony.—
David Opie,
IndieWire,
18 Feb. 2025
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Where some toiletry bags end up having an awkward shape that won’t easily fit into your luggage, these are the opposite.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Feb. 2025
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The weight of his five-year, $215 million deal became a cumbersome riddle the front office couldn’t solve.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Feb. 2025
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Public insurance adjusters may start reaching out to affected homeowners offering help through the cumbersome claims process and promising to get them the most money possible.—
Ryan Fonseca,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Jan. 2025
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Due to their unwieldy shape, crystal decanters are hard to situate securely in a dishwasher, and rocks glasses are tough but fragile.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Feb. 2025
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Seedlings have visibly outgrown their containers and have become leggy, top-heavy, or unwieldy.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 Feb. 2025
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“Unhandy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unhandy. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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