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

Near Antonyms functional, practicable, practical, serviceable, useful

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

Related Words uncoordinated; bunglesome, bungling, gauche, inept, inexpert, unskilled, unskillful

Near Antonyms expert, masterly, skilled, skillful; coordinated

Antonyms deft, dexterous (also dextrous), handy, sure-handed