ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Handless

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈhændləs/ · Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Handless is an adjective meaning Without any hands.

Meaning

Without any hands.

More Meanings

  1. Without a handle.
  2. (obsolete) Not handy; awkward.

Example Sentences

She gave him a few coppers from the handless jug.
Chinese soup is sipped in a handless cup (Chinese soup bowl) with its own soupspoon.
The leftover dough from the loaves would be rolled out with a handless, wooden, rolling pin.
Together with his mangled Myrmidons, That noseless, handless, hack'd and chipp'd, come to him

Synonyms for handless

Depending on context, synonyms include maladroit, bungling, bumbling, heavy-handed, ham-handed, butterfingered.

Antonyms for handless

Common opposites include handed.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include maladroit, ham-fisted, ham-handed, bungling, butterfingered, heavy-handed.

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