Meaning of cack-handedness | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Left-handedness.
   uncountable
2. Clumsiness or incompetence.
   uncountable
3. Back-handedness
   uncountable

Examples

“Now the chances of the casual golfer being able to borrow a set of left-handed clubs are pretty slim ; so I had to do the best I could with a bagful of right-handed clubs which, owing to my natural cack-handedness, I had to grip with the right hand over the left...”

“We can also see it as part of that vast repertoire of symbolism associated with right and left, which permeates so much of our daily lives, from the political left and right wing, through dexterity and 'cack-handedness', to 'lefthanded marriages'.”

““No,” I say and take the phone offline. “It's mismanagement. Bungling. Ineptitude. Incompetence. Cack-handedness."”

“Such opportunities help learners to overcome their cack-handedness and to develop their ability to use equipment comfortably.”

“Martin Maloney 's painting, Sony Levi, with its assured cack-handedness and considered vacuity can stand as an emblem of the movement.”

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