klutzy

[kluht-see]

adjective

Slang.

klutzier, klutziest 

1. clumsy; awkward.

   If you weren't so klutzy you wouldn't have dropped it.

2. unwieldy; bulky or awkward.

   a klutzy pair of boots.

3. inept or thoughtless; boneheaded.

   a klutzy remark.

Other Word Forms

• klutziness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of klutzy¹

An Americanism dating back to 1960–65; klutz + -y ¹

Example Sentences

The scarecrow scenes are klutzy; the reveal of the Tin Man plays like a spoof of Jack Nicholson in “The Shining.”

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The series’ bleak and stylish bravado has swept us along for four films thus far and mostly carries us through this spinoff prequel with a klutzy title, “From the World of John Wick: Ballerina,” directed by Len Wiseman from a script by Shay Hatten.

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She’s the everywoman, a picture of klutzy mishaps of the heart that looks more like a mirror than a photograph.

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Katrina Amian Redfern Griffin was bent over, tying her daughter’s shoes during a trip to Disneyland in April 2022, when a park employee dressed as Goofy — the klutzy but lovable cartoon canine — barreled straight into her, according to a lawsuit she filed in Orange County Superior Court.

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“On the plus side,” Humpty Kareem added, “my fall hit all the newspapers so I made your final show even more memorable. Come for the music, stay for the klutzy fall.”

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