Meaning

1 senses
  1. Clumsy, heavy, or inept; not delicate, light or gentle.

    Some of the dishes arrived damaged after their ham-handed moving efforts.

More definitions
  • lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands

Forms

more ham-handed, most ham-handed
Comparativemore ham-handed Lesson
Superlativemost ham-handed Lesson

regular

Synonyms

7 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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