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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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amateurish, artless, bulky, bumbling, bungling, butterfingers, clumsy, coarse, gawky, graceless, green, incompetent, inept, inexpert, lumbering, lumpish, maladroit, oafish, rude, stiff

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  1. kludge,
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  9. kléber, jean baptiste,
  10. klösse

Origin of klutzy

An Americanism dating back to 1960–65; klutz + -y1
Related formsklutz·i·ness, noun
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Examples from the Web for klutzy

  • Romney, meanwhile, is having a klutzy week, kissing off as “not very much” what turned out to be $374,000 in speaking fees.

    What If Newt Wins S.C.?|Howard Kurtz|January 19, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Word Origin and History for klutzy

klutzy

adj.

1965, from klutz + -y (2). Related: Klutziness.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper