butterfingered
but·ter·fing·ered
butterfingered · more butterfingered · most butterfingered
косорукий, криворукий
Prone to dropping thingsProne to dropping things; clumsy.
UK/ˈbʌtəˌfɪŋɡəd/US/ˈbʌtɚˌfɪŋɡɚd/
Meaning
1 sensesProne to dropping things; clumsy.
косору́кийkosorúkij, кривору́кийkrivorúkij
More definitions
- lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands
Translations
3 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
prone to dropping things — see also clumsy:
Origin
From butter + fingered (“having fingers (of the specified kind)”), an allusion to people tFrom butter + fingered (“having fingers (of the specified kind)”), an allusion to people tending to drop things because their hands are so slippery that they seem to be covered in butter.
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Forms
more butterfingered, most butterfingered| Comparative | more butterfingered Lesson |
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| Superlative | most butterfingered Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
9 synonymsClose in meaning
- lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands:bumblingbunglingham-fistedham-handedhandlessheavy-handedleft-handed
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedbutterfingers
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form