All butter-fingered synonyms
but·ter-fin·gered
B b adj butter-fingered
- ineligible — not eligible; not permitted or suitable: Employees are ineligible in this contest.
- incapable — not capable.
- inadequate — not adequate or sufficient; inept or unsuitable.
- impotent — not potent; lacking power or ability.
- unable — lacking the necessary power, competence, etc., to accomplish some specified act: He was unable to swim.
- useless — of no use; not serving the purpose or any purpose; unavailing or futile: It is useless to reason with him.
- unqualified — not qualified; not fit; lacking requisite qualifications: unqualified for the job.
- unprepared — properly expectant, organized, or equipped; ready: prepared for a hurricane.
- ill-equipped — badly or inadequately equipped: an ill-equipped army.
- debilitated — in a severely weakened state
- incapacitated — unable to act, respond, or the like (often used euphemistically when one is busy or otherwise occupied): He can't come to the phone now—he's incapacitated.
- bungling — to do clumsily and awkwardly; botch: He bungled the job.
- unfitted — made so as to follow closely the contours of a form or shape: fitted clothes; fitted sheets.
- blundering — a gross, stupid, or careless mistake: That's your second blunder this morning.
- amateur — An amateur is someone who does something as a hobby and not as a job.
- awkward — An awkward situation is embarrassing and difficult to deal with.
- clumsy — A clumsy person moves or handles things in a careless, awkward way, often so that things are knocked over or broken.
- feeble — physically weak, as from age or sickness; frail.
- heavy-handed — oppressive; harsh: a heavy-handed master.
- incompetent — not competent; lacking qualification or ability; incapable: an incompetent candidate.
- ineffective — not effective; not producing results; ineffectual: ineffective efforts; ineffective remedies.
- inefficient — not efficient; unable to effect or achieve the desired result with reasonable economy of means.
- inept — without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit: He is inept at mechanical tasks. She is inept at dealing with people.
- inexperienced — not experienced; lacking knowledge, skill, or wisdom gained from experience.
- inexpert — not expert; unskilled.
- maladjusted — badly or unsatisfactorily adjusted, especially in relationship to one's social circumstances, environment, etc.
- maladroit — lacking in adroitness; unskillful; awkward; bungling; tactless: to handle a diplomatic crisis in a very maladroit way.
- unskilled — of or relating to workers who lack technical training or skill.
- unskillful — not skillful; clumsy or bungling.
- untrained — Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- weak — not strong; liable to yield, break, or collapse under pressure or strain; fragile; frail: a weak fortress; a weak spot in armor.
- unapt — not appropriate; unfit; unsuitable: an unapt answer.
- unpracticed — not trained or skilled; inexpert: an unpracticed actor.
- no good — morally excellent; virtuous; righteous; pious: a good man.
- not up to — not fit enough for
- unhandy — not skillful in manual work: He's unhandy when it comes to fixing things around the house.