lomp adj (lacking skill in physical movement with the hands — see also clumsy)
onbeholpen adj (lacking skill in physical movement with the hands — see also clumsy)
onhandig adj (lacking skill in physical movement with the hands — see also clumsy)

Finnish

2 entries

kömpelö adj (lacking skill in physical movement with the hands — see also clumsy)
poropeukalo adj (lacking skill in physical movement with the hands — see also clumsy)

French

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maladroit adj (lacking skill in physical movement with the hands — see also clumsy)

German

2 entries

plump adj (lacking skill in physical movement with the hands — see also clumsy)
unbeholfen adj (lacking skill in physical movement with the hands — see also clumsy)

Hungarian

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ügyetlen adj (lacking skill in physical movement with the hands — see also clumsy)

Norwegian

2 entries

klomsete adj (lacking skill in physical movement with the hands — see also clumsy)
klønete adj (lacking skill in physical movement with the hands — see also clumsy)

Portuguese

1 entries

desengonçado adj (lacking skill in physical movement with the hands — see also clumsy)

Russian

2 entries

нело́вкий adj (lacking skill in physical movement with the hands — see also clumsy)
неуклю́жий adj (lacking skill in physical movement with the hands — see also clumsy)

Serbo-Croatian

2 entries

nèspretan adj (lacking skill in physical movement with the hands — see also clumsy)
нѐспретан adj (lacking skill in physical movement with the hands — see also clumsy)

Swedish

1 entries

valhänt adj (lacking skill in physical movement with the hands — see also clumsy)

Sample sentences

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Tom made a ham-fisted attempt.

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He made many ham-fisted references to his favorite science fiction novels in hopes someone would recognize them.

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His ham-fisted handling of the situation made things worse.

Source: tatoeba (12986578)

"God damn and blast all you hamfisted yokels!" he was saying. "And you, sir, down there. Take that grin off your face and be more careful, or I'll have you clapped under hatches to sail with us today. Easy, there, easy! Christ, rum at seven guineas an anker isn't meant to be dropped like pig iron!"

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