"cack-handedly" meaning in English

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Adverb

Forms: more cack-handedly [comparative], most cack-handedly [superlative]
Etymology: From cack-handed + -ly. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|cack-handed|ly}} cack-handed + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} cack-handedly (comparative more cack-handedly, superlative most cack-handedly)
  1. In a cack-handed manner. Synonyms: cackhandedly
    Sense id: en-cack-handedly-en-adv-1Np-jUim Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly, Pages with 1 entry

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