cack-handedEnglishOxford Dictionary of Englishcack-handed /ˌkakˈhandɪd / ▸ adjective British English informal, derogatory 1 inept; clumsy: a great song ruined by cack-handed production. 2 dated left-handed. – DERIVATIVES cack-handedly adverb cack-handedness noun– ORIGIN mid 19th century: from cack, in the sense ‘excrement’, + hand + -ed2.