ham-fisted

adjective

ham-fist·​ed ˈham-ˌfi-stəd How to pronounce ham-fisted (audio)
Synonyms of ham-fistednext
: ham-handed

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Examples of ham-fisted in a Sentence

that's a ham-fisted paint job if I ever saw one
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And some obvious references to the Garden of Eden with a woman named Eve searching for her truth are ham-fisted, but also a hallmark of the genre. — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 5 June 2025 The bill could not have been better designed to violate the First Amendment’s Establishment Clause; as a law school practice problem, it would have been considered a little ham-fisted. — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 27 May 2025

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First Known Use

1928, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of ham-fisted was in 1928

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“Ham-fisted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ham-fisted. Accessed 13 Aug. 2025.

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