cack–handed

adjective cack–hand·ed \ˈkak-ˌhan-dəd\

: clumsy or awkward

Full Definition of CACK-HANDED

British : left-handed 1

British : clumsy, awkward

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English dialect cack, keck awkward

First Known Use: 1854

Synonyms: awkward, butterfingered, cack-handed [British], graceless, ham-fisted, ham-handed, handless, heavy-handed, left-handed, maladroit, unhandy

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