thumbless
Lacking grasping digit
Thumbless means lacking thumbs, whether by nature or loss.
Some animals are thumbless; humans occasionally so through accident or birth defect.
The word appears in descriptions of gloves or mittens designed without a separate thumb compartment: thumbless mittens for newborns.
Figuratively rare, but available for suggesting clumsiness or inability to grasp.
Able to be resisted
- prehensileAdapted for grasping
- gripSecure manual hold
- graspSeize or understand
- pinchSqueeze with fingertips
fingerless · handless · digits · palm · fist · knuckles · dexterity · manipulation
Surgical limb removal
- prosthesisManufactured replacement body part
- congenitalExisting from birth
- assistiveProviding help or aid
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
occupational therapy · adaptive · accessibility · mobility · orthotics · prosthetic · amputee · accommodation
Asian bamboo-eating bears
- koalasTree-dwelling Australian marsupials
- pawsAnimal feet
- hoovesUngulate foot coverings
- clawsAnimal gripping nails
talons · fins · flippers · tentacles · prehensile tail · primates · evolution · anatomy
Lacking physical coordination
- awkwardLacking grace or ease
- fumblingClumsy, uncoordinated handling
- uncoordinatedLacking physical grace
- difficultyState of being hard
struggle · limitation · hindrance · incapable · helpless · handicapped · restricted · impaired
opposable
Able to be resisted
- prehensileAdapted for grasping
- gripSecure manual hold
- graspSeize or understand
pinch · fingerless · handless · digits · palm · fist · knuckles · dexterity · manipulation · grasping
amputation
Surgical limb removal
- prosthesisManufactured replacement body part
- congenitalExisting from birth
- assistiveProviding help or aid
rehabilitation · occupational therapy · adaptive · accessibility · mobility · orthotics · prosthetic · amputee · accommodation · modification
pandas
Asian bamboo-eating bears
claws · talons · fins · flippers · tentacles · prehensile tail · primates · evolution · anatomy · mammal
clumsy
Lacking physical coordination
- awkwardLacking grace or ease
- fumblingClumsy, uncoordinated handling
- uncoordinatedLacking physical grace
difficulty · struggle · limitation · hindrance · incapable · helpless · handicapped · restricted · impaired · compromised
- bowling techniqueshook, curve ball, cranker, stroker, tweener
thumblessdexterous
Physically skilled, agile
nimble-fingered · prehensile · adroit · opposable · handy
thumb, thumbs, thumbnail, thumbed, thumbs-up, thumbprint, thumbtack, thumbtacks, thumbscrew