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handless

adjective

Lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands

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Word length
8
Starts with
H
Ends with
S
Contains
AN
Scrabble score
12

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adjective

  1. Lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands

    “A bumbling mechanic”

adjective

  1. Without a hand or hands

    “A handless war veteran”

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A bumbling mechanic
A bungling performance
Ham-handed governmental interference
{'source': 'Mary H. Vorse', 'text': 'could scarcely empty a scuttle of ashes, so handless was the poor creature'}
A handless war veteran

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