单词 | ham-handed |
释义 | ham-handed in American English (ˈhæmˌhændɪd) adjective clumsy, graceless, or tactless; inept : also Chiefly British ˈham-ˌfistedham-handed in American English (ˈhæmˈhændɪd) adjective clumsy, inept, or heavy-handed a ham-handed approach to dealing with people that hurts a lot of feelings Also esp Brit ham-fisted (ˈhæmˈfɪstɪd) Derived forms hamhandedness or esp Brit hamfistedness noun Word origin [1915–20]This word is first recorded in the period 1915–20. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: costar, feedback, markup, soviet, stockpileExamples of 'ham-handed' in a sentence |
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