butterfingered
adjective
but·ter·fin·gered ˈbə-tər-ˌfiŋ-gərd 
: apt to let things fall or slip through the fingers : careless
butterfingers
ˈbə-tər-ˌfiŋ-gərz
noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction 
Synonyms
- awkward
- cack-handed [British]
- clumsy
- graceless
- ham-fisted
- ham-handed
- handless
- heavy-handed
- left-handed
- maladroit
- unhandy
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Example Sentences
I'm so butterfingered this morning—I keep dropping things.
Word History
First Known Use
1615, in the meaning defined above
butterfingers
plural noun
as in fumbler
a clumsy, awkward person I declined her offer to help us move; I'm not letting that butterfingers near my antiques Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- fumbler
- klutz
- dub
- lummox
- gawk
- lubber
- lump
- looby
- gawky
- clodhopper
- tyke
- oaf
- tawpie
- lout
- duffer
- stumblebum
- stumbler
- bungler
- tike
