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Clumsy Common

Clumsy has 6 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Noun
1

A clumsy person.

"After dropping his phone three times during dinner, everyone agreed that he was such a clumsy person."

Adjective
1

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"

2

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?"

3

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"

4

showing lack of skill or aptitude

"a bungling workman"

"did a clumsy job"

"his fumbling attempt to put up a shelf"

5

Awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous.

"She tripped over her own feet while trying to catch the ball, proving just how clumsy she was on the court."

Example Sentences
"a gawky lad with long ungainly legs" adjective
"clumsy fingers" adjective
"what an ungainly creature a giraffe is" adjective
"heaved his unwieldy figure out of his chair" adjective
"an awkward prose style" adjective
"a clumsy apology" adjective
"his cumbersome writing style" adjective
"if the rumor is true, can anything be more inept than to repeat it now?" adjective
"an awkward bundle to carry" adjective
"a load of bunglesome paraphernalia" adjective
Related Terms
Rhyming Words
mamsy ramsy mimsy momsy mumsy whimsy flimsy slimsy primsy
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