without a hand or hands; a handless war veteran'

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

[ Syn: bumbling , bungling , butterfingered , ham-fisted , ham-handed , heavy-handed , left-handed ]