ham-fist·ed (h m f s td)adj. Ham-handed. |
ham-fisted, ham-handed
adj
Informal lacking dexterity or elegance; clumsy
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Adj. | 1. | ham-fisted - 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"- Mary H. Vorse maladroit - not adroit; "a maladroit movement of his hand caused the car to swerve"; "a maladroit translation"; "maladroit propaganda" |
ham-fisted
adjective clumsy (Informal) awkward, bungling, inept, cack-handed (informal), maladroit, ham-handed (informal), all fingers and thumbs (informal), butterfingered (informal), unhandy They can be made by even the most ham-fisted of cooks.
Translations
ham-fisted, ham-handed
adj → ungeschickt; efforts, person also → tollpatschig (inf)
ham-fisted [ˌhæmˈfɪstɪd] ham-handed (Am) [ˌhæmˈhændɪd] adj → maldestro/a
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