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butter-fingered

but·ter-fin·gered
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [buht-er fing-gerd]
    • /ˈbʌt ər ˈfɪŋ gərd/
    • /ˈbʌtə(r) ˈfɪŋ.ɡər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [buht-er fing-gerd]
    • /ˈbʌt ər ˈfɪŋ gərd/

Definition of butter-fingered word

  • noun plural butter-fingered a person who frequently drops things; clumsy person. 1
Just one definition for butter-fingered

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Origin of butter-fingered

First appearance:

before 1830
One of the 36% newest English words
First recorded in 1830-40; butter + finger + -s3

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Parts of speech for Butter-fingered

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Butter-fingered

butter-fingered popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 65% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

Synonyms for butter-fingered

adj butter-fingered

  • ineligible — not eligible; not permitted or suitable: Employees are ineligible in this contest.
  • incapable — not capable.
  • inadequate — not adequate or sufficient; inept or unsuitable.
  • impotent — not potent; lacking power or ability.
  • unable — lacking the necessary power, competence, etc., to accomplish some specified act: He was unable to swim.
All 36 Synonyms of butter-fingered

Antonyms for butter-fingered

adj butter-fingered

  • capable — If a person or thing is capable of doing something, they have the ability to do it.
  • competent — Someone who is competent is efficient and effective.
  • adequate — If something is adequate, there is enough of it or it is good enough to be used or accepted.
  • appropriate — Something that is appropriate is suitable or acceptable for a particular situation.
  • suitable — such as to suit; appropriate; fitting; becoming.
All 11 Antonyms of butter-fingered

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