unhandiness

Example Sentences

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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

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

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)

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.

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)