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adjective
- 1. awkward in movement or in handling things: "the cold made his fingers clumsy" Similar Opposite
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Clumsy means awkward, unskilled, or careless in movement or expression. Learn how to use this adjective with different meanings and contexts, and see synonyms and translations.
Learn the meaning of clumsy, a word that describes someone or something that lacks skill, grace, or tact. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related articles.
Clumsy definition: awkward in movement or action; without skill or grace. See examples of CLUMSY used in a sentence.
Learn the meaning of clumsy as an adjective to describe someone or something that moves or handles things in a careless, awkward way. Find synonyms, pronunciation, word frequency and usage examples of clumsy in British and American English.
Someone clumsy is a klutz. They're awkward, ungraceful, and walk like they have two left feet. Something hard to handle — like a huge box — is also clumsy. A badly told story is told in a clumsy way, and a couch that's hard to move clumsy to carry. But mostly being clumsy is embarrassing.
Clumsy means moving or doing things in a way that is not smooth or steady or careful, or done without skill or offending people. Learn more about the word origin, pronunciation, usage notes, synonyms and collocations of clumsy.
Clumsy means lacking physical coordination, skill, or grace; awkward. Find out the origin, usage, and translations of the word clumsy, as well as related terms and expressions.
