'butterfingered' definitions:
Definition of 'butterfingered'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Lacking physical movement skills, 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, butterfingered, ham-fisted, ham-handed, handless, heavy-handed, left-handed]
Definition of 'butterfingered'
From: 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]