clumsy
adjective
awkward in movement or action; without skill or grace.
clumsily
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a word derived from
clumsy.
Example Sentences
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Unlike Alice, Bryan is the audience stand-in: the average guy who responds to a mind-boggling, impossible situation as clumsily as you or I might.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
Rothko, meanwhile, also painted bathers—a little clumsily, like Cezanne’s.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
We’re forced to hear endless snippets of it, too, although the full lyrics are saved for the end when we discover that one of songwriters clumsily shoved in the word “albatross.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026
The company has responded clumsily to users’ complaints, spawning several social media news cycles about whether it respects its own customers.
From Slate ● Apr. 14, 2026
Timidly, almost clumsily, the assassin strode over to the Crown Prince and kissed him on the cheek.
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
