ham-handed

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ham-handed

adjective more ham-handed · most ham-handed

Clumsy, heavy, or inept; not delicate, light or gentle. Some of the dishes arrived damaged after their ham-handed moving efforts.
Similar: ham-fisted, heavy-handed

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@misc{ham_handed_2026,
  title = {ham-handed},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ham-handed},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}