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butterfingered

but·ter·fin·gers
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [buht-er-fing-gerz]
    • /ˈbʌt ərˌfɪŋ gɛrz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [buht-er-fing-gerz]
    • /ˈbʌt ərˌfɪŋ gɛrz/

Definitions of butterfingered word

  • noun plural butterfingered a person who frequently drops things; clumsy person. 1
  • adjective butterfingered prone to dropping things; clumsy. 0
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Origin of butterfingered

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 Butterfingered

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Butterfingered

butterfingered 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 most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for butterfingered

adj butterfingered

  • bulky — Something that is bulky is large and heavy. Bulky things are often difficult to move or deal with.
  • ungainly — not graceful; awkward; unwieldy; clumsy: an ungainly child; an ungainly prose style.
  • unwieldy — not wieldy; wielded with difficulty; not readily handled or managed in use or action, as from size, shape, or weight; awkward; ungainly.
  • inept — without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit: He is inept at mechanical tasks. She is inept at dealing with people.
  • ponderous — of great weight; heavy; massive.
All 81 Synonyms of butterfingered

Antonyms for butterfingered

adj butterfingered

  • adroit — Someone who is adroit is quick and skilful in their thoughts, behaviour, or actions.
  • agile — Someone who is agile can move quickly and easily.
  • clever — Someone who is clever is intelligent and able to understand things easily or plan things well.
  • dexterous — Someone who is dexterous is very skilful and clever with their hands.
  • graceful — characterized by elegance or beauty of form, manner, movement, or speech; elegant: a graceful dancer; a graceful reply.
All 18 Antonyms of butterfingered

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