clumsy
Meanings
Plural: clumsies
Adjective Satellite
- lacking grace in movement or posture
- "clumsy fingers"
- not elegant or graceful in expression
- "a clumsy apology"
- difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape
- "clumsy wooden shoes"
- showing lack of skill or aptitude
- "did a clumsy job"
Adj
- Awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous.
- Not elegant or well-planned, lacking tact or subtlety.
- Awkward or inefficient in use or construction, difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape.
Noun
- A clumsy person.
Origin / Etymology
Possibly from an alteration of clumsed (“benumbed”) or from clumse (“a stupid fellow; lout”) + -y. More at clumse.
Synonyms
awkward, bunglesome, bungling, butterfingers, clunky, cumbersome, fumbling, galoot, gawky, ill-chosen, inapt, incompetent, inept, klutz, ungainly, unwieldy
Scrabble Score: 13
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