handless

adjective

hand·​less ˈhan(d)-ləs How to pronounce handless (audio)
1
: having no hands
2
: inefficient in manual tasks : clumsy

Examples of handless in a Sentence

she's far too handless to be good at needlework
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Twenty-five years after authorities discovered a headless and handless man in a Michigan cornfield, arrests have been made in connection to the grisly murder. Tristan Balagtas, Peoplemag, 26 Jan. 2023 Two brothers were arrested this week on murder charges in connection to a 1997 Michigan cold case in which a man's headless and handless body was found in a cornfield, authorities said. Erin Pflaumer, CBS News, 26 Jan. 2023 Earlier this week, New York State Troopers announced that a decapitated, handless body found in a travel trunk near a dumpster on the grounds of the Hudson View Apartment Complex in Fishkill, NY in 1980 are the remains of Papalardo-Blake. Christine Pelisek, Peoplemag, 28 Sep. 2022 When asked what doctors and nurses on the front lines at Cincinnati Children's Hospital needed to keep the hospital cleaner, the answer was quick: handless door hooks. James Weber, Cincinnati.com, 7 Apr. 2020 Join us on deck for games such as handless doughnut eating, deadeye bowling and cauldron tossing. Amy Schwabe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2017

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of handless was in the 15th century

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“Handless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/handless. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.

Medical Definition

handless

adjective
hand·​less ˈhan-(d)ləs How to pronounce handless (audio)
: having no hands
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