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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
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But weighting the draft odds is a delicate business — and one the Bulls remain committed to approaching with a clumsy commitment to competitiveness.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Mar. 2026
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Kurt's key takeaway Scammers are no longer relying only on clumsy emails or obvious red flags.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
9 Mar. 2026
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Our awkward hero copes with grief through humor while navigating relationships with her type-A sister (Sian Clifford), her nasty stepmother (Olivia Colman), and, in season 2, a hot priest (Andrew Scott).—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Mar. 2026
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This profound snow drought comes at an especially awkward time, compounding a quarter-century of regional aridification that has drained the nation’s two largest reservoirs to precarious depths.—
Brandon Loomis,
AZCentral.com,
7 Mar. 2026
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Its longer length offers a bit more coverage than a usual cropped raincoat, and is less cumbersome than a full-length trench.—
Alexandra Pereira,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Mar. 2026
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The Senators wrote that the refund process can be cumbersome and burdensome for small businesses, so a legislative fix is in order to prioritize their needs and limit costly administrative actions.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
11 Mar. 2026
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The slow progress of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement and the bureaucracy of the African Union shows how ineffective an unwieldy pan-African vision can be.—
Alexis Akwagyiram,
semafor.com,
27 Feb. 2026
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Paring knives are too short to get the job done, and chef’s knives (including the gyuto) can be too unwieldy for such delicate work.—
Jesse Raub,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Unhandy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unhandy. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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