'ham-handed' definitions:
Definition of 'ham-handed'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands; "a bumbling mechanic"; "a bungling performance"; "ham-handed governmental interference"; "could scarcely empty a scuttle of ashes, so handless was the poor creature"- Mary H. Vorse [syn: bumbling, bungling, butterfingered, ham-fisted, ham-handed, handless, heavy-handed, left-handed]
Definition of 'ham-handed'
From: GCIDE
- ham-fisted \ham-fisted\ ham-handed \ham-handed\adj. not skillful in physical movement especially with the hands; clumsy; bungling; -- also used metaphorically of actions; as, ham-handed governmental interference.
- Syn: bumbling, bungling, butterfingered, handless, heavy-handed, left-handed. [WordNet 1.5]