Un handy

un·hand·y

[uhn-han-dee]
adjective, un·hand·i·er, un·hand·i·est.
1.
not skillful in manual work: He's unhandy when it comes to fixing things around the house.
2.
inconveniently placed or arranged.
3.
difficult to handle or use, as tools or objects.

Origin:
1655–65; un-1 + handy

un·hand·i·ly, adverb
un·hand·i·ness, noun


1. clumsy, awkward, inept, bumbling.
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unhandy (ʌnˈhændɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
1.  not skilful with one's hands; clumsy; awkward
2.  inconvenient

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Un handy is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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