ham-handedness

noun

as in clumsiness

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Recent Examples of ham-handedness Only when Bouzid deals with the repercussions of homophobic Tunisian laws does the melodrama tip into ham-handedness. — Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026 This journalistic cynicism amid government ham-handedness shattered something precious too. — Gil Troy, New York Daily News, 29 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ham-handedness
  1. clumsiness
  2. unpreparedness
  3. crudeness
  4. inexperience
  5. incompetence
Noun
  • In January 2024, Lola was diagnosed with leukemia after her parents initially mistook bruises appearing across her body for childhood clumsiness.
    — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 25 May 2026
  • The tree, which graces a botanical garden, bears patient witness to all manner of human clumsiness.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 8 May 2026
Definition of clumsiness
Noun
  • Life has always penalized unpreparedness and lack of diligence.
    — byDoug Ashburn, Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 June 2026
  • These surrenders might occur because of unpreparedness or life changes.
    — Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
Definition of unpreparedness
Noun
  • There’s some rudeness, aggressive conversations, and crudeness, but nothing too over the top.
    — Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 4 Aug. 2025
Definition of crudeness
Noun
  • Kenneth Grant and Jordan Phillips, two defensive tackles who cut their teeth as starters in their rookie season, can’t blame this upcoming season’s struggles on youth and inexperience because last year’s playing time was an investment made with the intention of speeding up their development.
    — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 26 June 2026
  • Most founder overwhelm is just inexperience without context.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
Definition of inexperience
Noun
  • In it, the author described a culture of confusion, stress, and incompetence, as contractors competed for work to be completed under near-impossible deadlines.
    — Cortney Harding, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • The most serious charges — which included incompetence, negligence and failure of duty — were dismissed.
    — Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2026
Definition of incompetence

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“Ham-handedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ham-handedness. Accessed 9 Jul. 2026.

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