| 单词 | ham-handed |
| 释义 | > as lemmasham-handed ham-handed adj. = ham-fisted adj. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > inability > unskilfulness > [adjective] > clumsy or awkward > clumsy with the hands handless1483 left-handed1579 butterfingered1615 heavy-handeda1634 thumbless1648 unhandy1669 mutton-fisted1737 two-fisted1774 numb-handed1849 butterfingers1851 buttery-fingered1853 cack-handed1854 Marlborough-handed1893 thumb-fingered1903 thumby1909 ham-handed1918 ham-fisted1928 1918 W. A. Bishop Winged Warfare 30 First the instructor would tell me I was ‘ham-handed’—that I gripped the controls too tightly with every muscle tense. 1918 Punch 3 Apr. 222/2 Second P[ilot]... I was getting ham-handed and mutton-fisted, flapping the old things every day. 1930 C. Dixon Parachuting 93 The pilot with sensitive hands is a better pilot than one with non~sensitive hands. The latter are bluntly called ‘ham~handed’. 1934 E. Linklater Magnus Merriman 98 Are you trying to insult me, or is that your ham-handed idea of a compliment? 1946 Times 3 Dec. 8/3 There should be no ham-handed bulk purchasing of stuff which was not really wanted. 1958 New Statesman 12 Apr. 458/3 Much of the recipient's pleasure is taken away by the very ham-handed invitation. < as lemmas |
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