ham-fisted
English
adj
Definitions
- Lacking skill in physical movement, especially with the hands.
- (by extension) Lacking skill in general.
Etymology
Compound from English ham (actor of low grade, region back of the knee joint, overacting inferior performer, incompetent pugilist) + English fisted.
Origin
English
fisted
Gloss
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- butter-ham English
- closefisted English
- clubfisted English
- fisted English
- ham English
- hambeast English
- hambone English
- hamese English
- hamfat English
- hamfest English
- hamlike English
- hammy English
- hamshackle English
- hamstring English
- three-fisted English
- ハム Japanese
- hamme Middle English
- แฮม Thai
- ham Cebuano
- 햄 Korean