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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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Lizzie McGuire made viewers feel seen because Duff was clumsy and awkward, falling into platters of spaghetti and getting dumped by her first boyfriend.—
Angie Martoccio,
Rolling Stone,
19 Feb. 2026
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The tech driving my first clumsy steps included a six-axis inertial measurement unit (IMU) and GPS sensors monitoring each ski’s position and the weight and angle of my heel.—
Kendall Hunter,
Outside,
14 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Reaching backward or twisting around other people to grab a bag is awkward and strains muscles.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Feb. 2026
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These things are often awkward at the best of times and with the best of families, but this oddball mess of a household might just be the actual worst.—
David Opie,
IndieWire,
15 Feb. 2026
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That, in turn, spares those jurisdictions from going through the more cumbersome process of auctioning off the vehicles, backers of the bill said.—
David Zahniser,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Feb. 2026
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These options are more cumbersome than the original route the president chose, but less legally vulnerable.—
Idrees Kahloon,
The Atlantic,
20 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Shot in mid-2024, the film has the air of having been chopped and changed several times over toward its final unwieldy form, premiering in competition at this year’s Berlinale.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
16 Feb. 2026
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Folding in half is ineffective and may result in overhandling the dough by the time the layers are built; folding into fourths makes the dough unwieldy.—
Shilpa Uskokovic,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Unhandy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unhandy. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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