Meanings
adjectivemutton-fisted (comparative more mutton-fisted, superlative most mutton-fisted)
comparative more mutton-fisted · superlative most mutton-fisted
- Clumsy, lacking in manual skill
He was without exception the clumsiest and most mutton-fisted horseman I have ever observed.
1937, Siegfried Sassoon, The Complete Memoirs of George Sherston: Memoirs of a Fox-Hunting Man, London: Faber and Faber, page 108 (Faber Paper 1972 edition)Synonyms: ham-fisted
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adjectiveClumsy, lacking in manual skill
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