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klutzy
[ kluht-see ]
/ ˈklʌt si /
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adjective, klutz·i·er, klutz·i·est.Slang.
clumsy; awkward: If you weren't so klutzy you wouldn't have dropped it.
unwieldy; bulky or awkward: a klutzy pair of boots.
inept or thoughtless; boneheaded: a klutzy remark.
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OTHER WORDS FROM klutzy
klutz·i·ness, nounWords nearby klutzy
Kluckhohn, kludge, Klug, Klumpke's paralysis, klutz, klutzy, Klüver-Bucy syndrome, Klydonograph, Klystron, km, kMc
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How to use klutzy in a sentence
Romney, meanwhile, is having a klutzy week, kissing off as “not very much” what turned out to be $374,000 in speaking fees.