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单词 unhandy
释义

unhandy

adjective

un·​handy ˌən-ˈhan-dē How to pronounce unhandy (audio)
1
: hard to handle : inconvenient
2
: lacking in skill or dexterity : awkward
unhandily
ˌən-ˈhan-də-lē How to pronounce unhandy (audio)
adverb
unhandiness
ˌən-ˈhan-dē-nəs How to pronounce unhandy (audio)
noun

Synonyms

  • awkward
  • bunglesome
  • clumsy
  • clunky
  • cranky
  • cumbersome
  • cumbrous
  • ponderous
  • ungainly
  • unwieldy
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Example Sentences

the new SUV is particularly unhandy and difficult to maneuver in parking lots and narrow streets an unhandy person should be kept away from knives and other sharp objects
Recent Examples on the Web Perhaps there is something about Hardy that brings out an especially unhandy company. Dallas News, 20 Aug. 2019

Word History

First Known Use

1664, in the meaning defined at sense 1

unhandy

adjective

1
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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • clumsy
  • awkward
  • cumbersome
  • unwieldy
  • ungainly
  • clunky
  • cumbrous
  • ponderous
  • impractical
  • heavy
  • cranky
  • unmanageable
  • bulky
  • bunglesome
  • uncontrollable
  • massive
  • impracticable
  • dinosauric
  • elephantine
  • hulking
  • dinosaurian

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • practical
  • useful
  • handy
  • functional
  • practicable
  • serviceable
2
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

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • clumsy
  • awkward
  • graceless
  • handless
  • all thumbs
  • ham-fisted
  • maladroit
  • butterfingered
  • heavy-handed
  • ham-handed
  • cack-handed
  • uncoordinated
  • unskilled
  • gauche
  • inept
  • left-handed
  • unskillful
  • inexpert
  • bungling
  • bunglesome

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • handy
  • dextrous
  • dexterous
  • deft
  • skilled
  • skillful
  • expert
  • masterly
  • sure-handed
  • coordinated
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