Fumble-fingered

adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Clumsy with the hands; liable to drop things frequently.

    ""Lies!" said the tallest of the sons of Ivaldi. "I wouldn't trust those fumble-fingered incompetents to shoe a horse.""

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""Lies!" said the tallest of the sons of Ivaldi. "I wouldn't trust those fumble-fingered incompetents to shoe a horse.""

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