BUTTERFINGERED Synonyms
There are 6 hypernyms of the word butterfingered. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for BUTTERFINGERED
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bumbling | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands | ||||||||
awkward | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • lacking grace or skill in manner or movement or performance adjective satellite • causing inconvenience • difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape • not elegant or graceful in expression • hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment • socially uncomfortable; unsure and constrained in manner | ||||||||
clumsy | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • lacking grace in movement or posture • not elegant or graceful in expression • difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape • showing lack of skill or aptitude | ||||||||
fumbling | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • showing lack of skill or aptitude | ||||||||
inept | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • not elegant or graceful in expression • generally incompetent and ineffectual • revealing lack of perceptiveness or judgment or finesse | ||||||||
uncoordinated | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • lacking in cooperative planning and organization • lacking the skillful and effective interaction of muscle movements | ||||||||
bungling | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • showing lack of skill or aptitude • lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands | ||||||||
ham-fisted | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands | ||||||||
ham-handed | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands | ||||||||
handless | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • without a hand or hands adjective satellite • lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands | ||||||||
heavy-handed | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands • unjustly domineering | ||||||||
left-handed | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • using or intended for the left hand adjective satellite • (of marriages) illicit or informal • (of marriages) of a marriage between one of royal or noble birth and one of lower rank; valid but with the understanding that the rank of the inferior remains unchanged and offspring do not succeed to titles or property of the superior • rotating to the left • ironically ambiguous • lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands |