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Definitions for butterfingered
but·terfin·gered
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Princeton's WordNet
bumbling, bungling, butterfingered, ham-fisted, ham-handed, handless, heavy-handed, left-handedadjective
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. Vorse
Wiktionary
butterfingeredadjective
prone to dropping things; clumsy
Etymology: From butter fingers.
ChatGPT
butterfingered
Butterfingered refers to someone who is clumsy or has a tendency to drop or mishandle things due to a lack of physical coordination or steadiness.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of butterfingered in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of butterfingered in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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