cack-handed

adjective

cack-hand·​ed ˈkak-ˌhan-dəd How to pronounce cack-handed (audio)
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British : clumsy, awkward

Examples of cack-handed in a Sentence

some duffer with a cack-handed grip on his golf club

Word History

Etymology

English dialect cack, keck awkward

First Known Use

circa 1851, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of cack-handed was circa 1851

Dictionary Entries Near cack-handed

Cite this Entry

“Cack-handed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cack-handed. Accessed 8 Oct. 2024.

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