ham-handed meaning

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ham-handed (adjective): lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands.

Definition of ham-handed

  1. lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands
    • a bumbling mechanic
    • a bungling performance
    • ham-handed governmental interference
    • could scarcely empty a scuttle of ashes, so handless was the poor creature

    Synonyms: bumbling, bungling, butterfingered, ham-fisted, handless, heavy-handed, left-handed

    Similar: maladroit

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