ham-handedly

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ham-handedly
Adverb
  • Also, later on, Wendy’s questions for Dame feel clumsily blunt.
    Noel Murray, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Northwestern paid the price for its rash, excessive, clumsily handled and unjustified firing of Fitzgerald, a firing for which the editorial board has again stated its support.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
Adverb
  • Dancing the Poznan really ineptly, mind you, but dancing nonetheless.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Somehow this ineptly plotted affair lured Keke Palmer into its lair and her comedy chops all but gets handcuffed by an illogical, unfunny screenplay.
    Randy Myers, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2025
Adverb
  • Rogen remembers the moment Apatow came up with one of the scenes that drew the biggest laughs in the film, in which Steve Carell’s character awkwardly tries to relieve himself while aroused.
    Adrienne LaFrance, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Tom fell awkwardly during an interception attempt in the third quarter.
    James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
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“Ham-handedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ham-handedly. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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