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handless definition
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Overview of adj handless The adj handless has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) handless -- (without a hand or hands; "a handless war veteran") 2. bumbling, bungling, butterfingered, ham-fisted, ham-handed, handless, heavy-handed, left-handed -- (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) Antonyms of adj handless 2 senses of handless Sense 1 handless (vs. handed) handed (vs. handless) => two-handed, bimanual Sense 2 bumbling, bungling, butterfingered, ham-fisted, ham-handed, handless, heavy-handed, left-handed INDIRECT (VIA maladroit) -> adroit Similarity of adj handless 2 senses of handless Sense 1 handless (vs. handed) Sense 2 bumbling, bungling, butterfingered, ham-fisted, ham-handed, handless, heavy-handed, left-handed => maladroit (vs. adroit) Attributes of adj handless Familiarity of adj handless handless used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj handless handless Overview of adj handless The adj handless has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) handless -- (without a hand or hands; "a handless war veteran") 2. bumbling, bungling, butterfingered, ham-fisted, ham-handed, handless, heavy-handed, left-handed -- (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)
handless definition
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