butterfingered

== English == === Etymology === From butter +‎ fingered (“having fingers (of the specified kind)”), an allusion to people tending to drop things because their hands are so slippery that they seem to be covered in butter. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbʌtəˌfɪŋɡəd/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈbʌtɚˌfɪŋɡɚd/, [-ɾɚ-] Hyphenation: but‧ter‧fing‧ered === Adjective === butterfingered (comparative more butterfingered, superlative most butterfingered) Prone to dropping things; clumsy. Synonyms: (rare) ambilevous, ambisinistrous ==== Alternative forms ==== butter-fingered ==== Derived terms ==== butterfingers, butter fingers ==== Translations ==== === References ===