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ham-handed

Letters that make ham-handed

a, d, e, n, h, m are letters that make 'ham-handed'

Words within ham-handed

AM, AN, ham, Han, Ham, HA, ED, DEd, handed, hand, DE, ND, Am, Nd are words within 'ham-handed'

ham-handed is a 10 letter word ending with d
ham-handed is a 10 letter word starting with h

1 possible definitions for 'ham-handed'

Ham Handed as "lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands"

Under this definition, ham-handed is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

bumbling, bungling, butterfingered, ham-fisted, handless, heavy-handed, left-handed have the same meaning as 'ham-handed'

Similar to ham-handed

maladroit is similar to ham-handed.

Example of ham-handed used within this context

"a bumbling mechanic", "a bungling performance", "ham-handed governmental interference", "could scarcely empty a scuttle of ashes, so handless was the poor creature"- Mary H. Vorse