Definitions of ham-handed
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lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands“ham-handed governmental interference”
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synonyms:
bumbling, bungling, butterfingered, ham-fisted, handless, heavy-handed, left-handed
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maladroit
not adroit
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maladroit
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