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butterfingered
adjective but·ter·fin·gered \-ˌfiŋ-gərd\
Definition of BUTTERFINGERED
: apt to let things fall or slip through the fingers : careless
— but·ter·fin·gers \-gərz\ noun plural but singular or plural in construction
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First Known Use of BUTTERFINGERED
1615
Related to BUTTERFINGERED
- Synonyms
- awkward, clumsy, cack-handed [British], graceless, ham-fisted, ham-handed, handless, heavy-handed, left-handed, maladroit, unhandy
- Antonyms
- deft, dexterous (also dextrous), handy, sure-handed
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