handless

handless
adjective
1. without a hand or hands (Freq. 1)
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a handless war veteran

Ant: ↑handed
2. lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands
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a bumbling mechanic

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a bungling performance

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ham-handed governmental interference

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"could scarcely empty a scuttle of ashes, so handless was the poor creature"- Mary H. Vorse

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Similar to: ↑maladroit

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  • Handless — Hand less (h[a^]nd l[e^]s), a. Without a hand. Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • handless — /hand lis/, adj. 1. without a hand or hands. 2. clumsy; awkward: to be handless at a task. [1375 1425; late ME hand(e)les. See HAND, LESS] * * * …   Universalium

  • handless — adjective a) Without a hand. Together with his mangled Myrmidons, That noseless, handless, hackd and chippd, come to him b) Without a handle …   Wiktionary

  • handless — adjective Date: 15th century 1. having no hands 2. inefficient in manual tasks ; clumsy …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • handless — hand·less han (d)ləs adj having no hands …   Medical dictionary

  • handless — adj. lacking a hand or hands; clumsy, awkward …   English contemporary dictionary

  • handless — hand·less …   English syllables

  • The Girl Without Hands — or The Handless Maiden or The Girl With Silver Hands or The Armless Maiden is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm, tale number 31. [Jacob and Wilheim Grimm, Household Tales [http://www.pitt.edu/ dash/grimm031.html The Girl Without …   Wikipedia

  • Cigarette card — Chrysiridia rhipheus cigarette card, 1928 …   Wikipedia

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