unhandiness

Lack of dexterity

Unhandiness is the quality of being awkward or clumsy, lacking dexterity or skill with one's hands: His unhandiness with tools made the repair take twice as long.

It can also describe inconvenience—something difficult to use or manage: the unhandiness of the old interface.

awkwardness

clumsiness

Lack of physical grace

maladroitness · inelegance · lumbering · oafishness · cloddishness · stiffness · gaucheness · ham-handedness · heavy-handedness · fumbling

impracticality

unwieldiness

Quality of being awkward

bulkiness · awkwardness · difficulty · troublesomeness · unworkability · unsuitability · inefficiency · clunkiness · inoperability · unusability

incompetence

ineptness

Lack of competence

bungling · incapability · inadequacy · ineffectiveness · helplessness · inexperience · deficiency · inability · haplessness

Opposites
manual dexterity and physical skill

unhandinesshandiness

Ease of use

dexterity · agility · adroitness · nimbleness · deftness

practical convenience

unhandinessconvenience

Ease of use

handiness · practicality · usefulness · manageability · user-friendliness

Family

hand, handle, handy, handsome, handful, handwriting, handled, handling, handmade

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G