butterfingeredadj.

Brit.

/ˈbʌtəˌfɪŋɡəd/, U.S.

/ˈbədərˌfɪŋɡərd/

Forms: see butter n.¹ and fingered adj.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: butter n.¹, fingered adj.¹

Etymology: < butter n.¹ + fingered adj.¹

colloquial.

1. Having a tendency to let things fall or slip from one's hands; characterized by such clumsiness. Also figurative: clumsy, bumbling. Cf. butterfingers n. 1.Frequently in contexts relating to cricket or baseball.

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the world > action or operation > ability > inability > unskilfulness > [adjective] > clumsy or awkward > clumsy with the hands

handless1483

left-handed1579

butterfingered1615

heavy-handeda1634

thumbless1648

unhandy1669

mutton-fisted1737

two-fisted1774

numb-handed1849

butterfingers1851

buttery-fingered1853

cack-handed1854

Marlborough-handed1893

thumb-fingered1903

thumby1909

ham-handed1918

ham-fisted1928

1615 G. Markham Eng. Hus-wife in Countrey Contentments ii. ii. 39 (She must not be butter fingered, sweet-toothed, nor faint hearted); for, the first will let euery thing fall, [etc.].

1789 E. Wynne Diary 18 Aug. in A. Fremantle Wynne Diaries (1935) I. i. 10 Our butterfingered coachman let fall a jug with four bottles of wine in it.

1841 Fraser's Mag. June 671/1 I, alas! was too short-legged for a good leaper, and butterfingered at a catch.

1884 Christian Commonw. 14 Feb. 428/3 A discreet Christian meets with few rebuffs; a blundering butter-fingered one with many.

1964 R. Angell in New Yorker 24 Oct. 235/1 Tim McCarver hit a three-run homer after some further butterfingered work by the Yankee infield.

1996 Big Issue 5 Aug. 30/3 August boasts an undeniable allure.., yet nonetheless winds up a pretty half-cocked, butter-fingered affair.

2006 Kiplinger's Personal Finance Jan. 79/2 To complain about brusque flight attendants or butterfingered bag handlers, write to the airline's CEO.

†2. English regional. Unable or unwilling to handle hot items with one's bare hands. Obsolete.

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a1825 R. Forby Vocab. E. Anglia (1830) Butter-fingered,..unable to handle hot substances; as if the surface of the fingers were melted, and so lost the power of retention.

1828 W. Carr Dial. Craven (ed. 2) Butter-fingered, he who is afraid of touching any heated vessel or instrument.

1841 C. H. Hartshorne Salopia Antiqua Gloss. 343 Butter fingered, incapable of holding any thing hot, as though the mandibles were melted by the heat of what they touched.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	butterfingered
释义	butterfingeredadj. Brit. /ˈbʌtəˌfɪŋɡəd/, U.S. /ˈbədərˌfɪŋɡərd/ Forms: see butter n.¹ and fingered adj.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: butter n.¹, fingered adj.¹ Etymology: < butter n.¹ + fingered adj.¹ colloquial. 1. Having a tendency to let things fall or slip from one's hands; characterized by such clumsiness. Also figurative: clumsy, bumbling. Cf. butterfingers n. 1.Frequently in contexts relating to cricket or baseball. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > inability > unskilfulness > [adjective] > clumsy or awkward > clumsy with the hands handless1483 left-handed1579 butterfingered1615 heavy-handeda1634 thumbless1648 unhandy1669 mutton-fisted1737 two-fisted1774 numb-handed1849 butterfingers1851 buttery-fingered1853 cack-handed1854 Marlborough-handed1893 thumb-fingered1903 thumby1909 ham-handed1918 ham-fisted1928 1615 G. Markham Eng. Hus-wife in Countrey Contentments ii. ii. 39 (She must not be butter fingered, sweet-toothed, nor faint hearted); for, the first will let euery thing fall, [etc.]. 1789 E. Wynne Diary 18 Aug. in A. Fremantle Wynne Diaries (1935) I. i. 10 Our butterfingered coachman let fall a jug with four bottles of wine in it. 1841 Fraser's Mag. June 671/1 I, alas! was too short-legged for a good leaper, and butterfingered at a catch. 1884 Christian Commonw. 14 Feb. 428/3 A discreet Christian meets with few rebuffs; a blundering butter-fingered one with many. 1964 R. Angell in New Yorker 24 Oct. 235/1 Tim McCarver hit a three-run homer after some further butterfingered work by the Yankee infield. 1996 Big Issue 5 Aug. 30/3 August boasts an undeniable allure.., yet nonetheless winds up a pretty half-cocked, butter-fingered affair. 2006 Kiplinger's Personal Finance Jan. 79/2 To complain about brusque flight attendants or butterfingered bag handlers, write to the airline's CEO. †2. English regional. Unable or unwilling to handle hot items with one's bare hands. Obsolete. ΚΠ a1825 R. Forby Vocab. E. Anglia (1830) Butter-fingered,..unable to handle hot substances; as if the surface of the fingers were melted, and so lost the power of retention. 1828 W. Carr Dial. Craven (ed. 2) Butter-fingered, he who is afraid of touching any heated vessel or instrument. 1841 C. H. Hartshorne Salopia Antiqua Gloss. 343 Butter fingered, incapable of holding any thing hot, as though the mandibles were melted by the heat of what they touched. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1615
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