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ham-fisted (British) also ham-handed (American) 1. lacking skill with the hands I hoped you weren't watching my ham-fisted attempts to get the cake out of the tin. 2. lacking skill in the way that you deal with people The report criticizes the ham-fisted way in which complaints are dealt with. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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She's hardly the only culprit: Director Paolo Barzman does nothing to modulate her hopelessly conceived role, encouraging such ham-fistedness with overwrought camerawork and editing. And so, there are a handful of scenes here that really wrench you from the proceedings with their ham-fistedness - you might think you've wandered onto ``Xena: The Pretentious Years'' or Lilith Fair's incarnation of a medieval-village tourist trap. |
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