adjective
- Lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands."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
- synonyms: bumbling, bungling, butterfingered, ham-fisted, handless, heavy-handed, left-handed
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