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- [ham han-did]
- /hæm ˈhæn dɪd/
- /hæm hænd/
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- [ham han-did]
- /hæm ˈhæn dɪd/
Definitions of ham-handed word
- adjective ham-handed clumsy, inept, or heavy-handed: a ham-handed approach to dealing with people that hurts a lot of feelings. 1
- adjective ham-handed clumsy, graceless, or tactless; inept 0
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Origin of ham-handed
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-handed
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
ham-handed 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-handed
adj ham-handed
- 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.
Antonyms for ham-handed
adj ham-handed
- 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.
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