Hamfisted
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Hamfisted is an adjective meaning simple past and past participle of hamfist.
Meaning
simple past and past participle of hamfist.
More Meanings
- Alternative form of ham-fisted.
Example Sentences
"God damn and blast all you hamfisted yokels!" he was saying. "And you, sir, down there. Take that grin off your face and be more careful, or I'll have you clapped under hatches to sail with us today. Easy, there, easy! Christ, rum at seven guineas an anker isn't meant to be dropped like pig iron!"
In 1973, Sonia Orwell broke David Bowie's heart by refusing him permission to adapt her late husband [George Orwell]'s final novel into a rock musical. She had rebuffed every request since the hamfisted 1956 movie version starring Edmond O'Brien, and was never likely to make an exception for a glam-rock dandy, but he was sorely aggrieved.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include hamhanded, hardfisted, dryhanded, weakhanded, cackhanded, slackhanded.
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