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List of meaning for clumsy

awkward in movement or handling, prone to accidents or mistakes

gawky, clumsy, clunky, ungainly, unwieldy(adj)

lacking grace in movement or posture

"a gawky lad with long ungainly legs"; "clumsy fingers"; "what an ungainly creature a giraffe is"; "heaved his unwieldy figure out of his chair"

awkward, clumsy, cumbersome, inapt, inept, ill-chosen(adj)

not elegant or graceful in expression

"an awkward prose style"; "a clumsy apology"; "his cumbersome writing style"; "if the rumor is true, can anything be more inept than to repeat it now?"

awkward, bunglesome, clumsy, ungainly(adj)

difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape

"an awkward bundle to carry"; "a load of bunglesome paraphernalia"; "clumsy wooden shoes"; "the cello, a rather ungainly instrument for a girl"

bungling, clumsy, fumbling, incompetent(adj)

showing lack of skill or aptitude

"a bungling workman"; "did a clumsy job"; "his fumbling attempt to put up a shelf"

lacking or showing a lack of nimbleness in using one's hands

diamond cutting is no job for a clumsy person

having or showing an inability to move in a graceful manner a clumsy bow

clumsy on the dance floor

lacking social grace and assurance

felt clumsy in the unfamiliar uniform

showing or marked by a lack of skill and tact (as in dealing with a situation)

a clumsy joke

difficult to use or operate especially because of size, weight, or design

a clumsy contraption, but it got the job done

hastily or roughly constructed

a clumsy mock-up of the real thing

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