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butterfingers

 
Dictionary: but·ter·fin·gers
(bŭt'ər-fĭng'gərz) pronunciation
pl.n. (used with a sing. verb)
A person who tends to drop things.

butterfingered but'ter·fin'gered adj.

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: not skillful in physical movement especially with the hands
  Synonyms: bumbling, bungling, ham-fisted, ham-handed, handless, heavy-handed, left-handed


Translations: Butterfingered
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - fummelfingret

Français (French)
adj. - maladroit

Deutsch (German)
adj. - tolpatschig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - (καθομ.) ζημιάρης, αδέξιος

Italiano (Italian)
dalle mani di pastafrolla

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - desastrado

Русский (Russian)
неловкий

Español (Spanish)
adj. - torpe, tener manos de trapo

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - fumlig, klantig

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
易掉球的, 手脚笨拙的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 易掉球的, 手腳笨拙的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 손에서 물건을 잘 떨어뜨리는, 서투른

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - よく物を取り落とす

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮לא יוצלח, בטלן, שלומיאל‬


 
 

 

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