ham-handedly

adverb

as in clumsily

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ham-handedly
  1. clumsily
  2. ineptly
  3. awkwardly
  4. gracelessly
Adverb
  • This is yet another movie that aims rather clumsily for shock value by dwelling on consumption and meat, like many a grisly eating-disorder horror opus of late.
    — Dennis Harvey, Variety, 30 July 2026
  • The men’s styles collide clumsily with Nashville’s party people, who are at least a decade younger and many drinks deeper.
    — Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 27 June 2026
Definition of clumsily
Adverb
  • The collapse of the Constitution’s balance of powers between three branches of government got us into an unneeded war conducted ineptly.
    — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Dancing the Poznan really ineptly, mind you, but dancing nonetheless.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 8 Sep. 2025
Definition of ineptly
Adverb
  • But late in the Illini’s Week 3 game against Western Michigan, Scott landed awkwardly on his right ankle.
    — Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The audience awkwardly chuckles, and Scovel, eyes still closed, begins reprimanding them.
    — Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of awkwardly
Adverb
  • This kind of beauty has nothing to do with perfection, which is distributed so arbitrarily and approximated so gracelessly.
    — Jia Tolentino, New Yorker, 11 July 2026
Definition of gracelessly
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