unhandiness

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He continued to laugh as he watched the unhandiness of the man staggering down the gangway under his burden.

From The Man in the Twilight by Cullum, Ridgwell

Seeing the hurry and the unhandiness of the missile, it was excellent.

From The Lady of Blossholme by Haggard, Henry Rider

She knows that she is working with tools made to do something else, and never thinks of being angry at their unhandiness.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 92, June, 1865 by Various

The sisters find a remarkable unhandiness among the women.

From Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume I (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs by Bird, Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy)

Fortunately Desmond, recognizing the unhandiness of his crew, had taken care to set no more sail than could be shortened at the briefest notice.

From In Clive's Command A Story of the Fight for India by Strang, Herbert