clumsy

clum·sy

C0426300 (klŭm′zē)adj. clum·si·er, clum·si·est 1. Lacking physical coordination, skill, or grace; awkward.2. Awkwardly constructed; unwieldy: clumsy wooden shoes; a clumsy sentence.3. Gauche; inept: a clumsy excuse.

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[From obsolete clumse, to be numb with cold, from Middle English clomsen, of Scandinavian origin.]

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clum′si·ly adv.clum′si·ness n.

clumsy

(ˈklʌmzɪ) adj, -sier or -siest1. lacking in skill or physical coordination2. awkwardly constructed or contrived[C16 (in obsolete sense: benumbed with cold; hence, awkward): perhaps from C13 dialect clumse to benumb, probably from Scandinavian; compare Swedish dialect klumsig numb] ˈclumsily adv ˈclumsiness n

clum•sy

(ˈklʌm zi)

adj. -si•er, -si•est. 1. awkward in movement or action; lacking skill or grace. 2. awkwardly done; ill-contrived: a clumsy apology. [1590–1600; clums benumbed with cold; akin to Middle English clumsen to be stiff with cold] clum′si•ly, adv. clum′si•ness, n.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	clumsy - lacking grace in movement or posture; "a gawky lad with long ungainly legs"; "clumsy fingers"; "what an ungainly creature a giraffe is"; "heaved his unwieldy figure out of his chair"clunky, gawky, ungainly, unwieldyawkward - lacking grace or skill in manner or movement or performance; "an awkward dancer"; "an awkward gesture"; "too awkward with a needle to make her own clothes"; "his clumsy fingers produced an awkward knot"
	2.	clumsy - not elegant or graceful in expression; "an awkward prose style"; "a clumsy apology"; "his cumbersome writing style"; "if the rumor is true, can anything be more inept than to repeat it now?"ill-chosen, inapt, inept, cumbersome, awkwardinfelicitous - not appropriate in application; defective; "an infelicitous remark"; "infelicitous phrasing"; "the infelicitous typesetting was due to illegible copy"
	3.	clumsy - difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape; "an awkward bundle to carry"; "a load of bunglesome paraphernalia"; "clumsy wooden shoes"; "the cello, a rather ungainly instrument for a girl"bunglesome, ungainly, awkwardunmanageable, unwieldy - difficult to use or handle or manage because of size or weight or shape; "we set about towing the unwieldy structure into the shelter"; "almost dropped the unwieldy parcel"
	4.	clumsy - showing lack of skill or aptitude; "a bungling workman"; "did a clumsy job"; "his fumbling attempt to put up a shelf"bungling, fumbling, incompetentunskilled - not having or showing or requiring special skill or proficiency; "unskilled in the art of rhetoric"; "an enthusiastic but unskillful mountain climber"; "unskilled labor"; "workers in unskilled occupations are finding fewer and fewer job opportunities"; "unskilled workmanship"

clumsy

adjective1. awkward, blundering, bungling, lumbering, inept, bumbling, ponderous, ungainly, gauche, accident-prone, gawky, heavy, uncoordinated, cack-handed (informal), inexpert, maladroit, ham-handed (informal), like a bull in a china shop, klutzy (U.S. & Canad. slang), unskilful, butterfingered (informal), ham-fisted (informal) I'd never seen a clumsier, less coordinated boxer.
awkward expert, competent, graceful, skilful, adept, deft, proficient, adroit, dexterous, handy2. unwieldy, ill-shaped, unhandy, clunky (informal) The keyboard is a large and clumsy instrument.3. insensitive, gauche, tactless, uncouth, graceless a clumsy attempt at humour

clumsy

adjective1. Lacking dexterity and grace in physical movement:awkward, gawky, graceless, inept, lumpish, maladroit, ungainly, ungraceful.Slang: klutzy.Idiom: all thumbs.2. Difficult to handle or manage:awkward, bulky, ungainly, unhandy, unmanageable, unwieldy.3. Clumsily lacking in the ability to do or perform:awkward, bumbling, gauche, heavy-handed, inept, maladroit, unskillful.4. Lacking sensitivity and skill in dealing with others:brash, gauche, impolitic, indelicate, maladroit, tactless, undiplomatic, unpolitic, untactful.

Translations

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clumsy

(ˈklamzi) adjective awkward in movement etc. He's very clumsy – he's always dropping things. 笨拙的 笨拙的ˈclumsily adverb 笨拙地 笨拙地ˈclumsiness noun 笨拙 笨拙

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