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ham-fisted
ham-fist·ed (hăm′fĭs′tĭd)adj. Ham-handed.ham-fisted or ham-handedadjinformal lacking dexterity or elegance; clumsyham′-hand`ed
adj. clumsy, inept, or heavy-handed: a ham-handed apology. [1915–20] ham′-hand`ed•ness, n. 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. Vorsebumbling, butterfingered, ham-handed, heavy-handed, handless, bungling, left-handedmaladroit - not adroit; "a maladroit movement of his hand caused the car to swerve"; "a maladroit translation"; "maladroit propaganda" |
ham-fistedadjective 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.Translationsham (hӕm) noun the top of the back leg of a pig, salted and dried. 火腿 火腿ˌham-ˈfisted adjective clumsy. He can't tie a knot in that rope – he's too ham-fisted. 笨手笨腳的 笨手笨脚的ham-fisted
ham-fisted1. Uncoordinated or clumsy with one's hands. My mother does beautiful calligraphy, but I'm so ham-fisted that I can barely hold the pen. No, I'm too ham-fisted to repair that delicate figurine.2. Inept in one's personal interactions. Tommy is so ham-fisted that he'll never be able to mediate this situation.EncyclopediaSeehamHAM syndrome Hypoparathyroidism, Addison’s disease, mucocutaneous candidiasisHAM syndrome Hypoparathyroidism, Addison's disease and mucocutaneous candidiasis. See MEDAC syndrome. ham-fisted
Related to ham-fisted: ham it upSynonyms for ham-fistedadj clumsySynonyms- clumsy
- awkward
- bungling
- inept
- cack-handed
- maladroit
- ham-handed
- all fingers and thumbs
- butterfingered
- unhandy
Synonyms for ham-fistedadj lacking physical movement skills, especially with the handsSynonyms- bumbling
- butterfingered
- ham-handed
- heavy-handed
- handless
- bungling
- left-handed
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