Handless
Handless adjective - Lacking or showing a lack of nimbleness in using one's hands.
Usage example: she's far too handless to be good at needlework
Maladroit
Maladroit adjective - Lacking or showing a lack of nimbleness in using one's hands.
Usage example: some maladroit steering on her part caused the bicycle to go crashing into the bushes
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- awkward and handless
- awkward and maladroit
- clumsy and handless
- clumsy and maladroit
- inexpert and handless
- inexpert and maladroit
- graceless and handless
- graceless and maladroit
- bumbling and handless
- bumbling and maladroit
- unskillful and handless
- unskillful and maladroit
- tactless and handless
- tactless and maladroit
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