ham-fisted (redirected from ham-fistedness)

ham-fist·ed (hmfstd)

adj.

Ham-handed.

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ham-fisted, ham-handed

adj

Informal lacking dexterity or elegance; clumsy

Thesaurus

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 bumbling, butterfingered, ham-handed, heavy-handed, handless, bungling, left-handed maladroit - not adroit; "a maladroit movement of his hand caused the car to swerve"; "a maladroit translation"; "maladroit propaganda"

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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 [ˌhæmˈfɪstɪd] ham-handed [ˌhæmˈhændɪd] ADJ → torpe, desmañado

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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ham-fisted [ˌhæmˈfɪstɪd] ham-handed (Am) [ˌhæmˈhændɪd] adj → maldestro/a