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ham handed

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ham-hand⋅ed

  [ham-han-did]
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–adjective
clumsy, inept, or heavy-handed: a ham-handed approach to dealing with people that hurts a lot of feelings.
Also, especially British, ham-fist⋅ed  [ham-fis-tid] .

Origin:
1915–20

Related forms:
ham⋅hand⋅ed⋅ness; especially British, ham⋅fist⋅ed⋅ness, noun
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