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ham-fisted

ham-fist ed adjective another term for ham-handed. DERIVATIVES ham-fist ed ly adverb, ham-fist ed ness noun

 

Oxford Dictionary

ham-fisted

ham-fisted adjective Brit. informal clumsy; bungling: a ham-fisted attempt. DERIVATIVES ham-fistedly adverb, ham-fistedness noun

 

Oxford Thesaurus

ham-fisted

ham-fisted adjective his ham-fisted handling of the situation: clumsy, bungling, incompetent, amateurish, inept, unskilful, inexpert, maladroit, gauche, awkward, inefficient, bumbling, useless, unhandy; informal cack-handed, butterfingered, ham-handed; Brit. informal all thumbs, all fingers and thumbs. ANTONYMS expert.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

ham-fisted

h m-f st ed /-ɪd /形容詞 ⦅主に英 くだけて ⦆ham-handed .