smanacciare
Italian
editEtymology
editFrom s- + manaccia (“bad hand”, from mano (“hand”) + -accia) + -are.
Verb
editsmanacciàre (first-person singular present smanàccio, first-person singular past historic smanacciài, past participle smanacciàto, auxiliary avére)
- (intransitive, colloquial) to move one's hands clumsily or excessively
- to gesticulate a lot
- to hit something clumsily
- (transitive, intransitive) to touch wrongfully
- (intransitive, colloquial) to fuss (Can we verify(+) this sense?)
Conjugation
edit Conjugation of smanacciàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- smanacciare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
- smanacciare in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication