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adj
Of a person, or movement: not handy; inept; clumsy; not dexterous.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adj
Awkward; not convenient.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
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.
