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cack-handed
(cack-handed)
Pronunciation:
/kakˈhandɪd/
adjective
British
informal
1
inept; clumsy:
a great song ruined by cack-handed production
2
derogatory
left-handed.
Derivatives
cack-handedly
adverb
cack-handedness
noun
Origin:
mid 19th century
: from
cack
, in the sense 'excrement',
+
hand
+
-ed
2
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