clumsy
[ kluhm-zee ]
/ ˈklʌm zi /
adjective, clum·si·er, clum·si·est.
awkward in movement or action; without skill or grace: He is very clumsy and is always breaking things.
awkwardly done or made; unwieldy; ill-contrived: He made a clumsy, embarrassed apology.
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Origin of clumsy
SYNONYMS FOR clumsy
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clum·si·ly, adverbclum·si·ness, nounWords nearby clumsy
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clumsy
/ (ˈklʌmzɪ) /
adjective -sier or -siest
lacking in skill or physical coordination
awkwardly constructed or contrived
Derived forms of clumsy
clumsily, adverbclumsiness, nounWord Origin for clumsy
C16 (in obsolete sense: benumbed with cold; hence, awkward): perhaps from C13 dialect clumse to benumb, probably from Scandinavian; compare Swedish dialect klumsig numb
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