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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
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The comedian with a penchant for pratfalls also did a popular impression of a clumsy President Gerald Ford and played the Landshark.EW.com, EW.com, 5 Oct. 2024
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What was trickiest to nail down was the thing that looks the clumsiest: the student film.Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 1 Oct. 2024
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Giving cash doesn’t have to be awkward Despite popular convention that cash presents are gauche, tacky, or uninspired, Post says the annals of etiquette wisdom permit monetary gifts.Allie Volpe, Vox, 19 Nov. 2024
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The argument is also awkward for Warner Bros. Discovery, given Rowling and Oliver are effectively colleagues.Jake Kanter, Deadline, 19 Nov. 2024
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Each review platform has rules and processes for removing content, but these procedures are often cumbersome.Ray Ravaglia, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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While one runner on the test crew found the relatively large case a bit cumbersome to carry in a pocket, the 8-hour charge was adequate for most workouts and daylong activities (and the case provides another 24 hours).Will Palmer, Outside Online, 30 Oct. 2024
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The embodiment of that bet was the development and release, in 2016, of an unwieldy $3,000-or-more headset called the HoloLens, which presented a digital layer over the view of the world in its visor.Steven Levy, WIRED, 21 Nov. 2024
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The unwieldy size of the pool also helped Roberts lock in on a specific reference point.Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Unhandy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unhandy. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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