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Having shed fat, I’m terribly clumsy
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ham-fisted
Word definitions for ham-fisted in dictionaries
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. 1 Lacking skill in physical movement, especially with the hands 2 (context by extension English) Lacking skill in general
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
adjective EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ But he was so ham-fisted about it. ▪ I looked for the bolt of the gun desperately, ham-fisted with the unfamiliar weapon. ▪ The furore was increased by the ham-fisted police hunt for those responsible. ▪ The large defence ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
ham-fisted \ham-fisted\ ham-handed \ham-handed\adj. not skillful in physical movement especially with the hands; clumsy; bungling; -- also used metaphorically of actions; as, ham-handed governmental interference. Syn: bumbling, bungling, butterfingered, ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
adj. not skillful in physical movement 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. Vorse [syn: ...
Usage examples of ham-fisted.
An empty waterhoy and a ham-fisted no-seaman at the wheel letting her box the compass.