CACK-HANDED Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

cack-handed

adjective

ˈkak-ˌhan-dəd

Definition of cack-handed next

British

as in clumsy

lacking or showing a lack of nimbleness in using one's hands some duffer with a cack-handed grip on his golf club

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Recent Examples of cack-handed In the short term, the cack-handed control by the Chavistas will be replaced by other, more diffuse mechanisms of power and probably grayer, more pragmatic personalities. —

Caroline Mimbs Nyce, New Yorker, 4 Jan. 2026

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Lizzie McGuire made viewers feel seen because Duff was clumsy and awkward, falling into platters of spaghetti and getting dumped by her first boyfriend.

— Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 19 Feb. 2026
The tech driving my first clumsy steps included a six-axis inertial measurement unit (IMU) and GPS sensors monitoring each ski’s position and the weight and angle of my heel.

— Kendall Hunter, Outside, 14 Feb. 2026