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• ham´-fist´ed|ly — ham fist|ed «HAM FIHS tihd», adjective. 1. having very big fists: »a ham fisted heavyweight. 2. Figurative. heavy handed; clumsy; crude. –ham´ fist´ed|ly, adverb. –ham´ fist´ed|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• ham-fist|ed — «HAM FIHS tihd», adjective. 1. having very big fists: »a ham fisted heavyweight. 2. Figurative. heavy handed; clumsy; crude. –ham´ fist´ed|ly, adverb. –ham´ fist´ed|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• ham´-fist´ed|ness — ham fist|ed «HAM FIHS tihd», adjective. 1. having very big fists: »a ham fisted heavyweight. 2. Figurative. heavy handed; clumsy; crude. –ham´ fist´ed|ly, adverb. –ham´ fist´ed|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• ham-fisted — ham fist|ed [ ,hæm fıstəd ] adjective INFORMAL not careful or gentle enough …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• ham-fisted — ham fist·ed (hămʹfĭs tĭd) adj. Ham handed. * * * …   Universalium

• ham-fisted — ham fist|ed [ˌhæm ˈfıstıd] adj also .ham handed informal 1.) not at all skilful or careful in the way that you deal with people = ↑inept ▪ They made several ham fisted attempts to spy on her. 2.) not at all skilful with your hands = ↑clumsy …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• ham-fisted — ham′ fist ed adj. ham handed • Etymology: 1925–30 …   From formal English to slang

• fist — [fıst] n [: Old English; Origin: fyst] 1.) the hand when it is tightly closed, so that the fingers are curled in towards the ↑palm. People close their hand in a fist when they are angry or are going to hit someone ▪ She held the money tightly in… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• fist — noun (C) 1 the hand when the fingers are curled in towards the palm, especially in order to express anger or hit someone: She held the money tightly in her fist. | clench your fist (=hold your fist very tightly closed): Malcolm clenched his fists …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• Etymology of ham radio — Ham is an informal term for an amateur radio operator, and, by extension, ham radio refers to amateur radio in general. This use of the word first appeared in the United States during the opening decade of the twentieth century mdash; for example …   Wikipedia