Find the synonyms or antonyms of a word



Synonyms for butterfingers


Grammar : Noun
Spell : buht-er-fing-gerz
Phonetic Transcription : ˈbʌt ərˌfɪŋ gɛrz

Top 10 synonyms for butterfingers Other synonyms for the word butterfingers

Définition of butterfingers

Origin :
  • "person apt to let things fall," 1837; see butter-fingered.
  • noun a clumsy person
Example sentences :
  • Butterfingers was gone, she had got her a place in Somersetshire, so anxiety on that score was over.
  • Extract from : « Ask Momma » by R. S. Surtees
  • And, as every boy in the world knows, it is a great disgrace to be called "Butterfingers."
  • Extract from : « Half-Past Seven Stories » by Robert Gordon Anderson
  • You have just permitted the cleverest rascal in the state to slip through your butterfingers.
  • Extract from : « Hearts and Masks » by Harold MacGrath

Words or expressions associated with your search


Most wanted synonyms

Based on : Thesaurus.com - Gutenberg.org - Dictionary.com - Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019