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单词 handless
释义

handless

adjective

hand·​less ˈhan(d)-ləs How to pronounce handless (audio)
1
: having no hands
2
: inefficient in manual tasks : clumsy

Synonyms

  • awkward
  • butterfingered
  • cack-handed [British]
  • clumsy
  • graceless
  • ham-fisted
  • ham-handed
  • heavy-handed
  • left-handed
  • maladroit
  • unhandy
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Example Sentences

she's far too handless to be good at needlework
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Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Medical Definition

handless

adjective

hand·​less ˈhan-(d)ləs How to pronounce handless (audio)
: having no hands

handless

adjective

as in clumsy
lacking or showing a lack of nimbleness in using one's hands she's far too handless to be good at needlework

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • clumsy
  • awkward
  • butterfingered
  • all thumbs
  • unhandy
  • cack-handed
  • graceless
  • left-handed
  • ham-fisted
  • maladroit
  • uncoordinated
  • unskilled
  • ham-handed
  • inexpert
  • bungling
  • inept
  • unskillful
  • heavy-handed
  • gauche
  • bunglesome

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • dextrous
  • dexterous
  • handy
  • skilled
  • deft
  • expert
  • skillful
  • masterly
  • sure-handed
  • coordinated
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