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- adjective Alternative form of
ham-handed .
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Examples
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Possibly our operatives were kind of hamhanded yesterday.
Operation Luna Anderson, Poul, 1926- 1999
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But Abrams strikes a more or less successful balance, aside from a few hamhanded “R2-D2, meet C-3PO” moments and a little too much handholding and lampshade-hanging.
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I'm thinking of EA's hamhanded attempts at promoting Dante's Inferno specifically.
A Pricey Cup Of Joe SVGL 2009
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I submit that any such “solution”, by the very nature of regulation itself — is bound to be hamhanded, inflexible, and poorly-targeted.
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It's generally very well written, though I found that the directing can be a bit hamhanded.
what if you knew her and found her dead on the ground? coffeeem 2008
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The problem I had with it is the delivery of those messages was supremely hamhanded at best.
“The Day the Earth Stood Still” and sci-fi fans weeped » Scene-Stealers 2008
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Or, more probably, there was hamhanded editorial interference — insisting on gratuitous killings of characters, for instance.
BOOK VIEW CAFE BLOG » Justice League – Cry for Justice: A Very Short Review 2010
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And Republicans 'hamhanded reaction to his white paper shows just how staggeringly disorganized they are.
Susan J. Demas: How Obama Will Keep Michigan Blue in 2010 2009
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All these conservative talking points during the campaign carried all sorts of nasty and exclusive demographic freight, as evidenced by the fact that they were generally delivered by politicians who avoided the more hamhanded "Barack the Magic Negro" types of rhetorical overkill.
Ed Kilgore: Can the GOP Expand Its Demographic Base While Moving Right? 2009
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Has there ever been a more hamhanded and transparent propaganda effort to creat a rationale for war than the pathetic creations of the last few weeks against Iran, other than the transparent and pathetic lies used to set up the illegal and immoral invasion of Iraq that is?
Antiwar Leader Tries To Light Fire Under Dems Over Iraq 2009
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