ham-fisted
Senso (Inglese)
- (informal) Lacking skill in physical movement with the hands; clumsy.
- (broadly, informal) Lacking skill in general; incompetent.
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dexterous, skilful, amateurish, bungling, clumsy, inapt, incapable, incompetent, inept, inexpert, maladroit, unable, unprofessional, unqualified, unskilled, unskillful
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torpePronunciato come (IPA)
/ˈhæmˌfɪstɪd/
Etimologia (Inglese)
From ham (“thigh and buttock of an animal slaughtered for meat”) + fisted (adjective), probably referring to someone being clumsy as if they have hams at the end of their arms instead of hands.
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