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Recent Examples of unhandy Perhaps there is something about Hardy that brings out an especially unhandy company. Dallas News, 20 Aug. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unhandy
Adjective
  • Where the real Colin and Emma have trouble getting much further than a clumsy hug after a putt-putt date, some of the acting couples have increased their intimacy levels with breathtaking speed.
    Scott Tobias, Vulture, 12 May 2025
  • Word's document comparison interface is also clumsy and confusing compared with FineReader's.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 30 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • There was an awkward overhead in the third game that Sinner couldn’t meet square on.
    Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 13 May 2025
  • But the timing of the Rockies’ decision was awkward.
    Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 12 May 2025
Adjective
  • The development partnership, the Vets Collective, relied on tax credit financing, a cumbersome process that not only can add years to a project but also only funds housing.
    Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
  • My cumbersome climbing gear rests, along with everyone else’s, on a tarp.
    Michael Ray Taylor, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 May 2025
Adjective
  • But as evening hours set in, the upbeat tone stood at odds with the unwieldy scene at the Capitol.
    Joey Cappelletti, Chicago Tribune, 21 May 2025
  • There’s a lot of comedy in the unwieldy quadrilateral chest panel of Alex’s dress.
    Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 6 May 2025

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“Unhandy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unhandy. Accessed 25 May. 2025.

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