Definitions for ham-fisted
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ham′-fist`ed(adj.)
Ref: ham-handed.
Origin of ham-fisted:
1925–30
Princeton's WordNet
bumbling, bungling, butterfingered, ham-fisted, ham-handed, handless, heavy-handed, left-handed(adj)
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
ham-fisted(Adjective)
Lacking skill in physical movement, especially with the hands
ham-fisted(Adjective)
Lacking skill in general
Translations for ham-fisted
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- onhandig, lompAfrikaans
- مُرْتَبِك اليَدَيْنArabic
- несръченBulgarian
- desajeitadoPortuguese (BR)
- nešikovnýCzech
- ungeschicktGerman
- fummelfingretDanish
- αδέξιοςGreek
- torpe, desmañadoSpanish
- kobakäppEstonian
- دست و پا چلفتیFarsi
- kömpelöFinnish
- maladroitFrench
- מְגוּשָׁםHebrew
- भद्दाHindi
- nespretanCroatian
- kétbalkezesHungarian
- kikukIndonesian
- klunnalegur, klaufalegurIcelandic
- maldestroItalian
- 不器用なJapanese
- 솜씨없는Korean
- atgrubnagisLithuanian
- neveikls; lempīgsLatvian
- cemerkapMalay
- onhandigDutch
- klønetNorwegian
- niezdarny, o dwóch lewych rękachPolish
- دست و پا چلفتیPersian
- لاسه او پیښه شولPashto
- desajeitadoPortuguese
- неуклюжийRussian
- nešikovnýSlovak
- nerodenSlovenian
- trapavSerbian
- fumlig, klumpigSwedish
- งุ่มง่ามThai
- sakarTurkish
- 笨手笨腳的Chinese (Trad.)
- руки не звідти вирослиUkrainian
- پھوہڑUrdu
- lóng ngóngVietnamese
- 笨手笨脚的Chinese (Simp.)
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