unhandiness

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It may ha' been from the unhandiness of their movements an' the way they clutched at us an' at one another as we pulled 'em ashore.

From News from the Duchy by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir

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

The trouble was that it did not make sufficient allowance for the unhandiness of ships of the line in those days, and their difficulty in taking up or preserving exact formations.

From Fighting Instructions, 1530-1816 Publications Of The Navy Records Society Vol. XXIX. by Corbett, Julian S. (Julian Stafford)

Listing heavily to port, the Tremendous turned with a rapidity that belied her huge bulk and apparent unhandiness.

From The Submarine Hunters A Story of the Naval Patrol Work in the Great War by Hodgson, Edward S.

The fireman and the coal-trimmer set the pace, and with a fine contempt for the unhandiness of amateurs did not fail to give a display of their utmost.

From A Master of Fortune Being Further Adventures of Captain Kettle by Wood, Stanley L.