ham-handed

adjective

ham-hand·​ed ˈham-ˌhan-dəd 

: lacking dexterity or grace : heavy-handed

ham-handedly

ˈham-ˌhan-dəd-lē 

adverb

ham-handedness

ˈham-ˌhan-dəd-nəs 

noun

Synonyms

• awkward
• butterfingered
• cack-handed [British]
• clumsy
• graceless
• ham-fisted
• handless
• heavy-handed
• left-handed
• maladroit
• unhandy

Examples of ham-handed in a Sentence

much too ham-handed to use one of those tiny cell phones

Word History

First Known Use

1918, in the meaning defined above