fumble-fingered in English

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          "ref": "2017, Neil Gaiman, Norse Mythology, Bloomsbury Publishing, page 34:",
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        "Clumsy with the hands; liable to drop things frequently."
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      "form": "more fumble-fingered",
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    },
    {
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"fumble-fingered" meaning in English

Adjective