The most butter-fingered of incompetents…had no trouble at all installing the panels (New Yorker).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
butterfingers — but•ter•fin•gers [[t]ˈbʌt ərˌfɪŋ gɛrz[/t]] n. pl. gers. (used with a sing. v.) a person who frequently drops things; clumsy person • Etymology: 1830–40 but′ter•fin gered, adj … From formal English to slang
Butter-fingered — butterfingered ut 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
butterfingered — ut 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.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
