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Definition of
ham-fisted adjective
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
ham-fisted
adjective
adjective
(
also
ham-handed
)
(
informal
)
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lacking skill when using your hands or when dealing with people
synonym
clumsy
his ham-fisted efforts to assist her
See
ham-fisted
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