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- Dictionaryclumsiness/ˈklʌmzɪnɪs/
noun
- 1. the quality of being awkward or careless in one's movements: "my bumbling clumsiness"
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CLUMSINESS definition: 1. behaviour that does not show any skill or thought: 2. movement or behaviour that is not careful…. Learn more.
CLUMSINESS meaning: 1. behaviour that does not show any skill or thought: 2. movement or behaviour that is not careful…. Learn more.
1. a. : lacking dexterity, nimbleness, or grace. clumsy fingers. b. : lacking tact or subtlety. a clumsy joke. 2. : awkward or inefficient in use or construction : unwieldy. a clumsy contraption. criticized her sentence for its clumsy construction. clumsily. ˈkləm-zə-lē. adverb. clumsiness. ˈkləm-zē-nəs. noun. Synonyms. awkward. butterfingered.
Clumsiness definition: awkwardness or lack of skill or grace in movement or action. See examples of CLUMSINESS used in a sentence.
Jul 26, 2023 · Clumsiness is defined as poor coordination, movement, or action. Research shows that brain function, from information processing to telling your body how to move, plays a role in...
the fact of being done or said without skill or in a way that offends people. the occasional clumsiness of the plot. Check pronunciation: clumsiness. Definition of clumsiness noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. Lacking physical coordination, skill, or grace; awkward. 2. Awkwardly constructed; unwieldy: clumsy wooden shoes; a clumsy sentence. 3. Gauche; inept: a clumsy excuse. [From obsolete clumse, to be numb with cold, from Middle English clomsen, of Scandinavian origin .] clum′si·ly adv. clum′si·ness n.
the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant.
noun. 1. the state or quality of being lacking in skill or physical coordination. 2. the state or quality of being awkwardly constructed or contrived. The word clumsiness is derived from clumsy, shown below. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.
1. the state or quality of being lacking in skill or physical coordination. [...] 2. the state or quality of being awkwardly constructed or contrived. [...] More. Synonyms of 'clumsiness' • awkwardness, ineptitude, heaviness, ineptness [...] • insensitivity, heavy-handedness, tactlessness, gaucheness [...] More.
