klutzy
Americanadjective
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clumsy; awkward.
If you weren't so klutzy you wouldn't have dropped it.
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unwieldy; bulky or awkward.
a klutzy pair of boots.
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inept or thoughtless; boneheaded.
a klutzy remark.
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Today’s humanoid robots may be klutzy and prohibitively expensive, but another quarter of a century of research will transform them into essential home assistants, says Brendan Englot, director of the Stevens Institute for Artificial Intelligence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 6, 2026
Being the entertainment capital of the world, we won’t deny that it’s riveting to watch video after video of ICE officers slipping on, well, ice like some klutzy Keystone Kops short.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 15, 2026
She’s the everywoman, a picture of klutzy mishaps of the heart that looks more like a mirror than a photograph.
From Salon ● Feb. 13, 2025
“On the plus side, my fall hit all the newspapers so I made your final show even more memorable. Come for the music, stay for the klutzy fall.”
From Washington Times ● Dec. 18, 2023
It wasn’t her fault that all this happened—though that klutzy moment seemed to set this whole thing in motion.
From "All American Boys" by Jason Reynolds
The gags feel klutzier when they aim for 21st century humor — say, Hewitt sipping tea from a mug that reads “tears of the patriarchy.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2025
The first-act klutziness is even klutzier, and he’s made the unfulfilling choice to shift our attention from the starlet to her egotistic male co-star, sacrificing her emotional arc for some low-hanging jokes about pretentious twits.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2023
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