unhanded
Removed one's grip
Unhanded means released from someone's grip or grasp.
The word appears almost exclusively in literary or theatrical contexts, often as a command: Unhand me, villain!
To unhand someone is to let go of them, typically after seizing them forcibly.
The past tense unhanded describes having been released: Once unhanded, she fled.
Released from confinement
- let goCease holding something
- relinquishedGave up possession of
- loosenedMade less tight
- droppedLet fall downward
ungripped · unclasped · surrendered · discharged · detached · disengaged · unfastened · unclenched
Lacking grace or ease
- fumblingClumsy, uncoordinated handling
- butterfingersClumsy dropper of things
- bunglingMishandling through incompetence
- maladroitLacking physical deftness
ungainly · uncoordinated · bumbling · blundering · oafish · clumsy · inept · gauche
freed
Released from confinement
- let goCease holding something
- relinquishedGave up possession of
- loosenedMade less tight
dropped · ungripped · unclasped · surrendered · discharged · detached · disengaged · unfastened · unclenched · slipped
awkward
Lacking grace or ease
- fumblingClumsy, uncoordinated handling
- butterfingersClumsy dropper of things
- bunglingMishandling through incompetence
maladroit · ungainly · uncoordinated · bumbling · blundering · oafish · clumsy · inept · gauche · gawky