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unhandy
unhandy
adjective
Definition of UNHANDY
1
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>
Synonyms awkward, bunglesome, clumsy, clunky, cranky, cumbrous, ponderous, ungainly, unhandy, unwieldy
Related Words uncontrollable, unmanageable; bulky, dinosaurian, dinosauric, elephantine, heavy, hulking, massive; impracticable, impractical
Antonyms handy
2
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>
Synonyms awkward, butterfingered, cack-handed [British], graceless, ham-fisted, ham-handed, handless, heavy-handed, left-handed, maladroit, unhandy
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