HAM-FISTED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ham-fisted mean? 

• HAM-FISTED (adjective)
  The adjective HAM-FISTED has 1 sense:

1. lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands

  Familiarity information: HAM-FISTED used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HAM-FISTED (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands

Synonyms:

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

Context example:

could scarcely empty a scuttle of ashes, so handless was the poor creature

Similar:

maladroit (not adroit)