ham-fistedly
adverb
mainlyUK(alsohamfistedly)uk/ˌhæmˈfɪs.tɪd.li/us/ˌhæmˈfɪs.tɪd.li/(USusuallyham-handedly)in anawkwardorunskilledway,especiallywhen usingyourhandsordealingwithpeople:
Thedocumenthad been ham-fistedlyalteredusing ablackbiro, in a way that wasembarrassinglyobvious.
Sheplaysthecharacterof apushymotherhamfistedlyinterferingin her children'slovelives.
Synonym
clumsily
- Hiscrimeswere onlystoppedwhen he ham-fistedlyforgedthe will of one of hisvictimstobenefithimself.
- Thedirectorhandlestheplotratherham-fistedly.
- He hamfistedlypouredmilkinto theteapotinsteadofhotwater.
- Iwantthings to be doneproperlyandcarefully, not ham-fistedly in 10minutes.
Inability and awkwardness
- accident-prone
- adorkable
- all thumbsidiom
- amateurish
- amateurishly
- for toffeeidiom
- fumble
- functional illiteracy
- gauche
- geek
- jack-of-all-trades, master of noneidiom
- klutzy
- like a bull in a china shopidiom
- lost
- lubber
- unable
- uncoordinated
- uneducable
- unenterprising
- unequal