Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ham-fistedness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ham--fist-ed-ness
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

n

The property of being clumsy and awkward, and thus excessive.

Example Sentences

"What seemed sharp and pointed onstage comes across pedantically in the film, which treats its subject with a clumsy heavy-handedness."

Synonyms

heavy-handedness ham-handedness

Questions

What does ham-fistedness mean?: The property of being clumsy and awkward, and thus excessive.

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