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Camille was funnier and weirder and clumsier — and happier.

From Salon • May 30, 2025

Keith’s Christopher, creepier and a bit clumsier, made me want to call campus security from the theater lobby.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 12, 2023

Apple doesn’t allow for native app streaming, requiring the likes of Microsoft to build a clumsier, web-based solution than what’s available on Android.

From The Verge • Jun. 8, 2022

Some cats are just clumsier than others, and material possessions mean nothing to them.

From Scientific American • Oct. 5, 2018

Sitting in the entrance, he tried to make the blackthorn wand levitate small stones at his feet; but his magic still seemed clumsier and less powerful than it had done before.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling