handless

[hand-lis]

adjective

1. without a hand or hands.

2. clumsy; awkward.

   to be handless at a task.

Word History and Origins

Origin of handless¹

First recorded in 1375–1425, handless is from the late Middle English word hand(e)les. See hand, -less

Example Sentences

Accepting the Gotham award for best supporting performance, he told the crowd that he wasn’t speechless but “absolutely handless right now.”

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“I’m just absolutely handless right now,” he signed from the stage.

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"First off, I’m absolutely handless right now," Kotsur said through sign language, shaking his hands.

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“First off, I’m absolutely handless right now,” Kotsur said through sign language, shaking his hands.

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Season 4 begins with the ritual discovery of the corpse — in this case a headless, handless young man found in a scrap yard.

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