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handless

adjective
Quick answer

As an adjective, handless means without a hand.

Meanings of handless

4 meanings

adjective

  1. Without a hand.

  2. Without a handle.

  3. Lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands

    “a bumbling mechanic”

    “a bungling performance”

    “ham-handed governmental interference”

    Similar: bumbling, bungling, butterfingered, ham-fisted, ham-handed, heavy-handed
Older and rare meanings (1)

  1. obsoleteNot handy; awkward.

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

All synonyms for handless →
adjective: lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands
bumblingbunglingbutterfingeredham-fistedham-handedheavy-handedleft-handed
Oppositeshanded

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