butterfingered
Can't hold anything
Butterfingered describes someone prone to dropping things or fumbling objects.
The image is of fingers too slippery to maintain a grip: The butterfingered waiter sent three plates crashing to the floor.
In sports, it labels players who can't hold onto the ball.
A butterfingers is a person with this tendency.
Clumsy, uncoordinated handling
- bumblingClumsily incompetent
- bunglingMishandling through incompetence
- ham-handedLacking dexterity or subtlety
- klutzyLacking physical coordination
uncoordinated · maladroit · inept · blundering · oafish · gawky · ungainly · lumbering
Handle with clumsy fingers
- bobbleMomentary loss of grip
- mishandleManage incompetently or roughly
- slipMinor error or misstep
- dropFall or release
spill · lose grip · juggle · misfield · flub · muff · let slip · spillage
Fail to catch cleanly
- bobbleMomentary loss of grip
- errorFault in communication
- muffMishandle clumsily
- fumbleHandle with clumsy fingers
flub · mishandle · wild throw · passed ball · dropped ball · turnover · blunder · howler
fumbling
Clumsy, uncoordinated handling
- bumblingClumsily incompetent
- bunglingMishandling through incompetence
- ham-handedLacking dexterity or subtlety
klutzy · uncoordinated · maladroit · inept · blundering · oafish · gawky · ungainly · lumbering · awkward
fumble
Handle with clumsy fingers
drop · spill · lose grip · juggle · misfield · flub · muff · let slip · spillage · tumble
misfield
Fail to catch cleanly
fumble · flub · mishandle · wild throw · passed ball · dropped ball · turnover · blunder · howler · misplay
butterfingeredsure-handed
Skilled at grasping
deft · dexterous · nimble-fingered · dextrous · adroit