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Synonyms & Antonyms of butterfingered
lacking or showing a lack of nimbleness in using one's hands
- I'm so butterfingered this morning—I keep dropping things
Synonyms for butterfingered
- awkward,
- cack-handed
- [British],
- clumsy,
- graceless,
- ham-fisted,
- ham-handed,
- handless,
- heavy-handed,
- left-handed,
- maladroit,
- unhandy
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Phrases Synonymous with butterfingered
Near Antonyms for butterfingered
Antonyms for butterfingered
- deft,
- dexterous
- (also dextrous),
- handy,
- sure-handed
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“Butterfingered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/butterfingered. Accessed 24 Jul. 2021.
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The first known use of butterfingered was in 1615
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