as in clumsiness
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Recent Examples of ham-handedness
Only when Bouzid deals with the repercussions of homophobic Tunisian laws does the melodrama tip into ham-handedness.
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Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ham-handedness
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For Perssonatti, the disease is more about fatigue, brain fog, word salad, and clumsiness.—
Pamela McLoughlin,
Hartford Courant,
10 Mar. 2026
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The desire for more speed also demonstrated some of the internal clumsiness Weiss and her close inner circle have lamented on the technical side.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
2 Mar. 2026
Noun
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These surrenders might occur because of unpreparedness or life changes.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Dec. 2025
Noun
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There’s some rudeness, aggressive conversations, and crudeness, but nothing too over the top.—
Lynnette Nicholas,
Parents,
4 Aug. 2025
Noun
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First-year San Diego Padres manager Craig Stammen understands the questions about inexperience and that scrutiny comes with the job.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
19 Mar. 2026
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Brown has long expressed his desire to add another left-handed bat, and the relative inexperience of his outfield still makes that a logical area to explore upgrading.—
Matt Kawahara,
Houston Chronicle,
17 Mar. 2026
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The charges of incompetence and making untrue representations remain in place and will be considered at the second hearing, now scheduled for July 23-24, 2026.—
Clark Kauffman,
Iowa Capital Dispatch,
13 Mar. 2026
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What was happening in Afghanistan was a catastrophe, and there was just no way to defend the utter incompetence on display for the whole world to see.—
Chris Roemer,
Baltimore Sun,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Ham-handedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ham-handedness. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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