butterfingered
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butterfingered — ut ter*fin gered, Butter fingered But ter fin gered, a. Apt to let things fall, or to let them slip away; not skillful in using the hands; slippery; careless. Syn: bumbling, bungling, ham fisted, ham handed, handless, heavy handed, left handed.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
butterfingered — adjective Date: 1615 apt to let things fall or slip through the fingers ; careless • butterfingers noun plural but singular or plural in construction … New Collegiate Dictionary
butterfingered — See butterfingers. * * * … Universalium
butterfingered — adj. clumsy, inept … English contemporary dictionary
butterfingered — 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:… … Useful english dictionary
Butter-fingered — butterfingered ut ter*fin gered, Butter fingered But ter fin gered, a. Apt to let things fall, or to let them slip away; not skillful in using the hands; slippery; careless. Syn: bumbling, bungling, ham fisted, ham handed, handless, heavy handed … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
butterfingers — butterfingered, adj. /but euhr fing gerz/, n., pl. butterfingers. (used with a sing. v.) a person who frequently drops things; clumsy person. [1830 40; BUTTER + FINGER + S3] * * * … Universalium
bumbling — umbling adj. not skillful in physical movement especially with the hands; as, a bumbling mechanic. Syn: bungling, butterfingered, ham fisted, ham handed, handless, heavy handed, left handed. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ham-fisted — ham handed ham handedadj. 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ham-handed — ham fisted ham fisted ham handed ham handedadj. 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
