ham-handed adj 1: 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 [syn: {bumbling}, {bungling}, {butterfingered}, {ham-fisted}, {ham-handed}, {handless}, {heavy-handed}, {left-handed}]
ham-fisted \ham-fisted\ ham-handed \ham-handed\adj. not skillful in physical movement especially with the hands; clumsy; bungling; -- also used metaphorically of actions; as, ham-handed governmental interference. Syn: bumbling, bungling, butterfingered, handless, heavy-handed, left-handed. [WordNet 1.5]