2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: butterfingered \but"ter*fin`gered\, Butter-fingered \But"ter-fin`gered\, a. Apt to let things fall, or to let them slip away; not skillful in using the hands; slippery; careless. Syn: bumbling, bungling, ham-fisted, ham-handed, handless, heavy-handed, left-handed. [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: butterfingered adj : not skillful in physical movement especially with the hands; "a bumbling mechanic"; "a bungling performance"; "ham-handed governmental interference"; "could scarcely empty a scuttle of ashes, so handless was the poor creature"- Mary H. Vorse [syn: {bumbling}, {bungling}, {ham-fisted}, {ham-handed}, {handless}, {heavy-handed}, {left-handed}]
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