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      butterfingered
      adjective
      lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands
      Roots
      boutyronbutter- · Greek · butter (lit. cow-cheese)fingrazfinger- · Old English · fingerede-ed · Old English · having the quality of
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      Where does butterfingered come from?

      The word butterfingered breaks down into 3 roots of Greek and Old English origin: butter, from Greek boutyron (“butter (lit. cow-cheese)”); finger, from Old English fingraz (“finger”); and -ed, from Old English ede (“having the quality of”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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