cack-handed



cack-handed

 
1. (British & Australian informal) lacking skill with your hands Rob made a cack-handed attempt to fix the door and now it won't close at all. She doesn't strike me as the practical sort - she's a bit cack-handed.
2. (British & Australian informal) lacking skill in the way that you deal with people What struck me was the cack-handed way that he dealt with the whole situation.

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Potter['pɔtə]
Abe (1)AYB (English)English, Jewish
Gertie['gɜ:ti]
JaneyJAY-neeEnglish
Jacky-French
SulisŁAwsuw-LEE-swahfPolish