1. without a hand or hands (Freq. 1) - a handless war veteran • Ant: handed 2. 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 • Similar to: maladroit
