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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
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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 for unhandy
- awkward,
- butterfingered,
- cack-handed
- [British],
- clumsy,
- graceless,
- ham-fisted,
- ham-handed,
- handless,
- heavy-handed,
- left-handed,
- maladroit
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Antonyms for unhandy
- deft,
- dexterous
- (also dextrous),
- handy,
- sure-handed
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“Unhandy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unhandy. Accessed 17 Aug. 2022.
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The first known use of unhandy was in 1664
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