BUTTERFINGERED Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

butterfingered

adjective

ˈbə-tər-ˌfiŋ-gərd

Definition of butterfingered

as in clumsy

lacking or showing a lack of nimbleness in using one's hands I'm so butterfingered this morning—I keep dropping things

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Such attempts to touch on the highly personal connections people have to Oasis’s music feel clumsy and forced, especially when juxtaposed with the brothers’ rather anonymous comments.

— Elena Lazic, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
After meeting at a society reception, Henry sets out to marry Henrietta, an endearingly clumsy, overly apologetic botanist with ambitions of discovering a new species of fern.

— Air Mail, Air Mail, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of clumsy

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Jaissle sees Murphy as offering more this season than Woltemade, who is clearly an awkward stylistic fit, and so those decisions were made.

— Chris Waugh, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates, all new members, will be there, introducing fresh tensions into the agenda and some awkward photo calls.

— Ian Bremmer, Time, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of awkward

Adjective

At her side is her maladroit cameraman Manu, (a winning turn from Jean-Baptiste Shelmerdine).

— John Hopewell, Variety, 23 Mar. 2026
Michael Strassner, who co-wrote the film with Duplass, stars as Cliff, a physically maladroit, mildly depressive but sweet-natured man whose thick beard and portly bearing suggest Lord of the Rings-era Peter Jackson.

— Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2025

Definition of maladroit

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