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单词 ham-handed
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ham-handed


ham-hand·ed

(hăm′hăn′dĭd)adj.1. Lacking dexterity or skill; clumsy.2. Lacking social grace or tact.3. Having unusually large hands.
ham′-hand′ed·ly adv.

ham′-hand`ed



adj. clumsy, inept, or heavy-handed: a ham-handed apology. [1915–20] ham′-hand`ed•ness, n.
Thesaurus
Adj.1.ham-handed - 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-fisted, 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-handed


ham-handed

In a clumsy manner; lacking care and skill. The candidate's ham-handed attempts to woo voters just ended up annoying them. Sorry for all the typos—I'm too ham-handed to hit the right keys on this tiny keyboard.

ham-handed

mod. lacking dexterity; clumsy. If I wasn’t so ham-handed, I could probably fix the thing myself.

ham-handed


  • adj

Synonyms for ham-handed

adj lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands

Synonyms

  • bumbling
  • butterfingered
  • ham-fisted
  • heavy-handed
  • handless
  • bungling
  • left-handed

Related Words

  • maladroit
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