ham-fisted
/ˌhæm ˈfɪstɪd/adjective
उच्चारण हैम फ़िस्टिड
अनाड़ी, फूहड़, भोंडे ढंग से किया हुआ
Core word
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informal
lacking skill or care and making clumsy mistakes
अनाड़ी, फूहड़, भोंडे ढंग से किया हुआ
- His ham-fisted attempt to fix the tap flooded the kitchen.
- The minister made a ham-fisted apology that only made things worse.
- The film is let down by some ham-fisted acting.
+ 3 more examples
- The ham-fisted way he handled the question annoyed everyone.
- It was a ham-fisted attempt at flattery and nobody believed it.
- A ham-fisted repair by the mechanic made the fault worse.
Synonyms clumsy heavy-handed bungling
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
ham-fisted (adjective)
Ham-fisted means clumsy and lacking skill, especially in handling people or things. It is informal and written with a hyphen. The American form is ham-handed.
'Ham-fisted' का अर्थ अनाड़ी और कौशलहीन है, विशेषकर लोगों या वस्तुओं को सँभालने में; यह अनौपचारिक है और hyphen से लिखा जाता है।
- It was a ham-fisted attempt to fix the tap.
- The minister's ham-fisted reply made things worse.
ham-fisted + noun
It goes with nouns such as attempt, effort, handling, approach, apology.
यह attempt, effort, handling, approach, apology जैसी nouns के साथ आता है।
- The police's ham-fisted handling of the protest caused anger.
be ham-fisted at / about / with
At shows the task, with shows the thing handled: ham-fisted with tools.
'At' काम बताता है और 'with' वह वस्तु जिसे सँभाला जा रहा हो।
- He is ham-fisted at repairing machines.
- She was ham-fisted with the fragile glasses.
ham-fistedly (adverb)
The adverb is ham-fistedly, which describes how something was done.
Adverb रूप 'ham-fistedly' है, जो काम करने का ढंग बताता है।
- He ham-fistedly tried to cover his mistake.
+Collocations 4
ham-fisted + noun
attempthandlingeffortapproachmannerapology
- The company's ham-fisted apology angered customers.
adverb + ham-fisted
ratherverytypicallyclearlya bit
- It was a rather ham-fisted way to ask for a favour.
verb + ham-fisted
seemlookbesoundprove
- The plan proved ham-fisted from the start.
similar words
clumsyawkwardheavy-handedbungling
- A bungling, heavy-handed approach rarely works.
“More examples 7
- Radhika's ham-fisted attempt to bake a cake filled the kitchen with smoke.
राधिका के केक बनाने के अनाड़ीपन भरे प्रयास से रसोई धुएँ से भर गई।
- The official's ham-fisted handling of the crowd led to a stampede.
अधिकारी द्वारा भीड़ को अनाड़ी ढंग से सँभालने के कारण भगदड़ मच गई।
- He gave a ham-fisted speech and forgot half of his points.
उसने अनाड़ी ढंग का भाषण दिया और आधे बिंदु भूल गया।
- The ham-fisted edit ruined the film's final scene.
अनाड़ी ढंग की एडिटिंग ने फ़िल्म का अंतिम दृश्य बिगाड़ दिया।
- I am ham-fisted with a needle and thread, so I ask my sister to sew.
मैं सुई-धागे के साथ अनाड़ी हूँ, इसलिए अपनी बहन से सिलाई करवाती हूँ।
- The ham-fisted reorganisation of the timetable left students confused for a week.
समय-सारिणी के अनाड़ी पुनर्गठन से विद्यार्थी एक सप्ताह तक उलझन में रहे।
- She felt ham-fisted when she tried to explain the problem to the elders.
बड़ों को समस्या समझाने की कोशिश करते हुए वह स्वयं को अनाड़ी महसूस कर रही थी।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ He is ham-fisted in repairing watches.
✓ He is ham-fisted at repairing watches.
The preposition used after this adjective for a task is at.
किसी काम के लिए इस adjective के बाद 'at' आता है।
✗ It was a ham fisted attempt.
✓ It was a ham-fisted attempt.
A compound adjective before a noun needs a hyphen.
Noun से पहले आने वाले compound adjective में hyphen लगाया जाता है।
✓In the exam
Notes
British and American: ham-fisted is mainly British; Americans more often say ham-handed.
British and American: ham-fisted मुख्यतः British English का शब्द है; American English में प्रायः ham-handed कहा जाता है।