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hamhanded

hamhanded is the alternative form of ham-handed.

Meaning of ham-handed

Adjective

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

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

Forms of hamhanded

comparativemore hamhanded
superlativemost hamhanded

Words formed from hamhanded

Questions about hamhanded

What is hamhanded the alternative form of?
Hamhanded is the alternative form of ham-handed.

Words near hamhanded in the dictionary

  1. hamfistedness
  2. hamfisting
  3. hamfists
  4. Hamgyeong
  5. Hamgyong
  6. hamhanded
  7. hamhandedly
  8. hamhandedness
  9. hamhock
  10. hamhocks
  11. Hamhung

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