Definition of Clumsy

Adjective

  • showing lack of skill or aptitude
    "a bungling workman"
    "did a clumsy job"
    "his fumbling attempt to put up a shelf"
  • 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"
  • 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
  • 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"
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

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Unscramble clumsy

30 unscramble word found using the letters clumsy.

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