unhandily en · ADV
Etymology
From unhandy + -ly.
Meanings
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In an unhandy manner.
Alladad Khan, left alone, dandled unhandily his child in unfatherly arms.
1956, Anthony Burgess, Time for a Tiger (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 121:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more unhandily | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most unhandily | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |