clumsy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

/ˈklʌmzi/ en-us-clumsy.ogg

clumsy clumsier clumsiest clumsies

Possibly from an alteration of clumsed (“benumbed”) or from clumse (“a stupid fellow; lout”) + -y. More at clumse.

bumbling butterfingers galoot klutz

clumsies

beclumpse clumsily clumsiness

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