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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024clum•sy /ˈklʌmzi/USA pronunciation adj., -si•er, -si•est. - awkward in movement or use;
lacking skill:a clumsy dancer. - awkwardly or poorly done:a clumsy apology.
- awkward or difficult to control or handle:The heavy motorcycle was clumsy on the road.
clum•si•ly, adv. clum•si•ness, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024clum•sy (klum′zē),USA pronunciation adj., -si•er, -si•est. - awkward in movement or action;
without skill or grace:He is very clumsy and is always breaking things. - awkwardly done or made;
unwieldy;
ill-contrived:He made a clumsy, embarrassed apology.
- 1590–1600; clums benumbed with cold (now obsolete) + -y1; akin to Middle English clumsen to be stiff with cold, dialect, dialectal Swedish klumsig benumbed, awkward, klums numbskull, Old Norse klumsa lockjaw. See clam2
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged ungraceful, ungainly, lumbering, lubberly.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged unhandy, unskillful, maladroit, inexpert, bungling, bumbling, heavy-handed, inept.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged adroit, skillful.
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