hamfisted

ham-hand·ed

[ham-han-did]
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

ham·hand·ed·ness; especially British, ham·fist·ed·ness, noun
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ham-fisted or ham-handed
 
adj
informal lacking dexterity or elegance; clumsy
 
ham-handed or ham-handed
 
adj

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ham-handed definition


  1. mod.
    lacking dexterity; clumsy. : If I wasn't so ham-handed, I could probably fix the thing myself.
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