ham-fisted
adj/ˈhæmˌfɪstɪd/US
Etymology
From ham (“thigh and buttock of an animal slaughtered for meat”) + fisted (adjective), probably referring to someone being clumsy as if they have hams at the end of their arms instead of hands.
Definitions
Lacking skill in physical movement with the hands
Lacking skill in physical movement with the hands; clumsy.
Lacking skill in general
Lacking skill in general; incompetent.
- [Stephen] Harper has a few weeks' grace, during which he and his ham-fisted finance minister, Jim Flaherty, can ponder the error of their ways.
- What an utter farce. Just like DfT [the Department for Transport]'s ham-fisted, blundering ticket office closure programme.
The neighborhood
- neighborham radio
Derived
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for ham-fisted. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA