ham-handed

2 definitions found

ham-handed - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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]

ham-handed - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  ham-handed
      adj 1: 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]