Definition of butterfingered Butterfingered

but•ter•fin•gered

We found 2 definitions of butterfingered from 2 different sources.

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What does butterfingered mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

butterfingered - lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands; "a bumbling mechanic"; "a bungling performance"; "ham-handed governmental interference"; "could scarcely empty a scuttle of ashes, so handless was the poor creature"- Mary H. Vorse
  bumbling, bungling, ham-fisted, ham-handed, handless, heavy-handed, left-handed
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  • butterfingered (Adjective)
    Prone to dropping things; clumsy.

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Sign Language

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