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unhandy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
un-handy
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of a person, or movement: not handy; inept; clumsy; not dexterous.

adj

Awkward; not convenient.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English un- Proto-Germanic *handuz Proto-West Germanic *handu Old English hand Middle English hond English hand Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English handy English unhandy From un- + handy.

Inflected Forms

unhandier (comparative) unhandiest (superlative)

Derived Forms

unhandily unhandiness

Questions

What does unhandy mean?
Of a person, or movement: not handy; inept; clumsy; not dexterous.
Where does unhandy come from?
Etymology tree English un- Proto-Germanic *handuz Proto-West Germanic *handu Old English hand Middle English hond English hand Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English handy English unhandy From un- + handy.

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