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ham-handedly

ham-handedly adverb: in a ham-handed manner; clumsily or heavily.

Adverb

ham-handedly (comparative more ham-handedly, superlative most ham-handedly)

  1. In a ham-handed manner; clumsily or heavily
    Antonyms:
    gently

Antonyms of ham-handedly

Forms of ham-handedly

comparativemore ham-handedly
superlativemost ham-handedly

Origin of ham-handedly

From ham-handed + -ly.

Questions about ham-handedly

What does ham-handedly mean?
Ham-handedly means in a ham-handed manner; clumsily or heavily.
What part of speech is ham-handedly?
Ham-handedly is an adverb.

Words near ham-handedly in the dictionary

  1. ham-and-eggers
  2. ham-and-eggs daisy
  3. ham-fisted
  4. ham-fistedly
  5. ham-handed
  6. ham-handedly
  7. ham-handedness
  8. ham-hocks
  9. ham-sandwich
  10. ham-sandwiches
  11. ham-wild

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