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All butter-fingered synonyms

but·ter-fin·gered
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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.
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