cack-handed
Butterfingers at work
Cack-handed is British slang for clumsy or awkward: He made a cack-handed attempt at fixing the sink.
It also means left-handed, reflecting old superstitions associating the left hand with clumsiness or uncleanliness—cack being an old word for excrement.
The insult has softened with time but retains its dismissive edge.
Clumsy, uncoordinated handling
- bumblingClumsily incompetent
- butterfingersClumsy dropper of things
- bunglingMishandling through incompetence
- ham-fistedLacking dexterity or subtlety
klutzy · uncoordinated · ungainly · gawky · oafish · lumbering · stumbling · blundering
Mishandling through incompetence
- botchedPoorly executed, spoiled
- ineptLacking skill or competence
- amateurishLacking professional skill
- ineffectualFailing to achieve purpose
unprofessional · unskilled · incapable · useless · hopeless · hapless · unqualified · ineffective
fumbling
Clumsy, uncoordinated handling
- bumblingClumsily incompetent
- butterfingersClumsy dropper of things
- bunglingMishandling through incompetence
ham-fisted · klutzy · uncoordinated · ungainly · gawky · oafish · lumbering · stumbling · blundering · all-thumbs
bungling
Mishandling through incompetence
- botchedPoorly executed, spoiled
- ineptLacking skill or competence
- amateurishLacking professional skill
ineffectual · unprofessional · unskilled · incapable · useless · hopeless · hapless · unqualified · ineffective · slapdash
southpaw
Left-handed person, informally
lefthander · left-hand · gauche · sinister
cack-handeddeft
Skillful and quick
dexterous · nimble-fingered · dextrous · sure-handed · coordinated