handless

1. Without any hands.
2. (obsolete) Not handy; awkward.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈhændləs/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: handles

Inherited from Old English: *handlēas

Cognate with Western Frisian: hânleas

Cognate with German: handlos

Cognate with Icelandic: handlauss

In summary

From Middle English handles, from Old English *handlēas, from Proto-Germanic *handulausaz (“handless”), equivalent to hand + -less. Cognate with West Frisian hânleas (“handless”), German handlos (“handless”), Icelandic handlauss (“handless”).

Synonyms

armless

bumbling

bungling

butterfingered

ham-fisted

heavy-handed

left-handed

ham-handed

fingerless

maimed

Translations

manco

maneta

bezręki

graponer

armlos

handlos

معدوم الأيادي

manchot

desengoçado

torpe

gaucher

maldestre

matusser