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Meanings of ham-handed in English

Lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands.

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Usage of ham-handed in English
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It's ham-handed, and often sarcastic, and unlikely to have the intended effect.
Reuters
2
How did the Bishop of Chester respond to Mr. Pepys's rather ham-handed revelations?
Quicksilver
3
I am offended you should think I would be so ham-handed with it.
Changeless
4
It was a ham-handed way to enter the SA dissertation.
The South African
5
It was the opening he'd been hoping for, though the segue was admittedly ham-handed.
The Beast Within
6
The farrier was ham-handed with the hoof-pick, the doctor saw, working around the tender frog.
All souls' rising
7
Preshea considered joining them, but that would appear ham-handed.
Poison or Protect
8
But some efforts he resisted as too ham-handed.
Game change: obama and the clintons, mccain and palin, and the r...
9
As a result, "we were caught out in attempted coups, ham-handed operations of all kinds."
Legacy of ashes: the history of the cia
10
I played wrong notes, my tempo went, my phrasing was amateur and ham-handed-I was just a mess.
Agahta christie: an autobiography
11
And it's kind of a ham-handed effort if it's someone who's trying to help the president, he said.
Reuters
12
Ki poured it all out to him, about Iya and Brother and his own ham-handed failures at comfort.
Oracle's Queen
13
The door gets stuck, because a ham-handed amateur installed it, and it makes a racket when it's finally forced open.
Side Jobs
14
Certainly, the sensation of Gates's featherlight touch on her neck was nothing like the ham-handed grabbiness of the Italian guy.
Deadly little secrets
15
In that sense, ham-handed governmental intrusions like the Communications Decency Act and the Office of the Independent Counsel are a gift.
Wired
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Despite its initially ham-handed response to the fans, Warner has done a remarkable job of shepherding the Potter saga over the years.
Wired