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clumsiness vs ham-handedness

ham-handedness vs clumsiness

clumsiness and ham-handedness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
clumsiness Yes No No No
ham-handedness Yes No No No
As nouns, ham-handedness is a hyponym of clumsiness; that is, ham-handedness is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than clumsiness:
  • clumsiness: unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training
  • ham-handedness: The property of being clumsy and awkward, and thus excessive.
Other hyponyms of clumsiness include rustiness, ham-fistedness, heavy-handedness.
clumsiness (noun) ham-handedness (noun)
the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant The property of being clumsy and awkward, and thus excessive.
the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment)
unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training
Difference between clumsiness and ham-handedness

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