Dictionary
Thesaurus
Reference
Translate
Web
Related Searches
on Ask.com
Nearby Entries

ham-fisted

- 2 dictionary results
Ham Fisted at Amazon.com
 Save on ham fisted! Qualified orders over $25 ship free
 Amazon.com

ham-hand⋅ed

  [ham-han-did]
Use ham-fisted in a Sentence
–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
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
Cite This Source Link To ham-fisted
ham-fist·ed   (hām'fĭs'tĭd)
adj.  Ham-handed.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Search another word or see ham-fisted on Thesaurus | Reference
Ham Fisted at Amazon.com
 Save on ham fisted! Qualified orders over $25 ship free
 Amazon.com