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ham-fisted

ham-fist
H h

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ham fist]
    • /hæm fɪst/
    • /hæm fɪ.stɪd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ham fist]
    • /hæm fɪst/

Definitions of ham-fisted word

  • adjective ham-fisted clumsy, inept, or heavy-handed: a ham-handed approach to dealing with people that hurts a lot of feelings. 1
  • adjective ham-fisted If you describe someone as ham-fisted, you mean that they are clumsy, especially in the way that they use their hands. 0
  • adjective ham-fisted lacking dexterity or elegance; clumsy 0

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Origin of ham-fisted

First appearance:

before 1915
One of the 14% newest English words
First recorded in 1915-20

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Parts of speech for Ham-fisted

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

ham-fisted 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.

Synonyms for ham-fisted

adjective ham-fisted

  • clumsy — A clumsy person moves or handles things in a careless, awkward way, often so that things are knocked over or broken.
  • graceless — without any sense of right or propriety.
  • halting — Archaic. lame; limping.
  • 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.
  • inexpert — not expert; unskilled.

Top questions with ham-fisted

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