clumsy
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English
Etymology
Possibly from an alteration of clumsed (“benumbed”) or from clumse (“a stupid fellow; lout”) + -y. More at clumse.
Pronunciation
Adjective
clumsy (comparative clumsier, superlative clumsiest)
- Awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous.
- He's very clumsy. I wouldn't trust him with carrying the dishes.
- Not elegant or well-planned, lacking tact or subtlety.
- It is a clumsy solution, but it might work for now.
- What a clumsy joke
- Awkward or inefficient in use or construction, difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape.
Derived terms
Translations
awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous
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not elegant or well-planned
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awkward or inefficient in use or construction
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Noun
clumsy (plural clumsies)
- (informal, fairly rare) A clumsy person.
- 1934, P[amela] L[yndon] Travers, “Bad Tuesday”, in Mary Poppins (Mary Poppins; 1), London: Gerald Howe Ltd […], →OCLC, page 82:
- On the stairs he met Ellen, the housemaid, and as he passed her he knocked the hot-water jug out of her hand. “Well, you are a clumsy,” said Ellen, as she bent down to mop up the water.
Synonyms
Translations
clumsy person
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