Clumsy

Word CLUMSY
Character 6
Hyphenation clum sy
Pronunciations /ˈklʌmzi/

Definitions and meanings of "Clumsy"

What do we mean by clumsy?

Lacking physical coordination, skill, or grace; awkward. adjective

Awkwardly constructed; unwieldy. adjective

Gauche; inept. adjective

Stiffened with cold; benumbed.

Acting as if benumbed; awkward; ungainly; unhandy; uncouth; without expertness, dexterity, tact, or grace: as, a clumsy workman; a clumsy wooer.

Manifesting awkwardness; ill-contrived or ill-managed; awkwardly combined, arranged, or used: as, a clumsy movement; clumsy sentences.

So made as to be unwieldy in certain or in all uses; heavily built; large and heavy; not manageable, light, or graceful.

Awkward in appearance or use; unfamiliar; anomalous; outré.

Stiff or benumbed, as with cold. adjective

Without skill or grace; wanting dexterity, nimbleness, or readiness; stiff; awkward, as if benumbed; unwieldy; unhandy; hence; ill-made, misshapen, or inappropriate. adjective

Awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous adjective

Not elegant or well-planned, lacking tact or subtlety adjective

Awkward or inefficient in use or construction, difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape adjective

A clumsy person. noun

Difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape adjective

Showing lack of skill or aptitude adjective

Lacking grace in movement or posture adjective

Not elegant or graceful in expression adjective

A clumsy person.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Clumsy

The word "clumsy" in example sentences

Cannon has now apologized for what he calls his clumsy shorthand, saying he meant he wasn't to provide more news and information about the church. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The film lurches forward in clumsy and confusing sequences, with overacting and illogical behavior ruling the roost. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Instead, an old wooden pane was hung on its metal gate and bore the company's name in clumsy handwriting -- New Asia Strong Biochemical LTD. ❋ Xiu Min Li (2010)

It began as a kind of mockery of the music, this dancing that we did, leaping across the living room, prancing over the sofa and the chairs and raising our hands in clumsy ballet poses; but soon, we began to play this record and bellow out the melody, the shift in instrumentation — the movements, the various parts the dialogue between firsts and seconds and so on, while leaping about the place. ❋ Unknown (2007)

He noticed the rest of us cracking up over the "No Justice/No Quiche" Free Martha t-shirts -- I had a really hard time explaining (in clumsy Spanish) the concept of quiche, and how the word quiche had nothing to do with the Quiché Maya people, who Martha Stewart was, and how all of this related to protest slogans from the American civil rights movement. ❋ Unknown (2004)

The workmen were surprised to get a visitor and willingly showed me around the six enormous cell blocks which radiate in clumsy spokes from a central courtyard and administration building. ❋ Unknown (1971)

It would be a brave man who would predict that such a process will always remain clumsy, slow, and faulty in detail. ❋ Unknown (1969)

She gave him her hand, and he took it with a certain clumsy gallantry and raised it to his lips. ❋ Unknown (1912)

Some of the men had walked thirty and forty miles to reach the convention, while the women and babies were jolted over rough roads in clumsy ox-carts. ❋ Unknown (1908)

The latter was not a master in the art of writing, and responded only in short clumsy sentences, but Nejdanov had no need of lengthy replies; he knew quite well that his friend swallowed every word of his, as the dust in the road swallows each drop of rain, that he would keep his secrets sacredly, and that in his hopeless solitude he had no other interests but his, Nejdanov's, interests. ❋ Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev (1850)

Bush was mad at Rove for being "clumsy" -- not for ... ❋ Unknown (2005)

Bush was mad at Rove for being "clumsy" -- not for being a traitor by on ❋ Unknown (2005)

The latter was not a master in the art of writing, and responded only in short clumsy sentences, but Nejdanov had no need of lengthy replies; he knew quite well that his friend swallowed every word of his, as the dust in the road swallows each drop of rain, that he would keep his secrets sacredly, and that in his hopeless solitude he had no other interests but his, Nejdanov’s, interests. ❋ Unknown (2003)

Why would these mishaps have anything to do with Obama and why would someone call her clumsy? ❋ Unknown (2009)

After the huge pre-show publicity push, the cast opening seat scramble staging seemed silly and superfluous, and as the night wore on, the ensemble's dance steps deteriorated into a space best described as clumsy and clichéd. ❋ Will Durst (2011)

After the huge pre-show publicity push, the cast opening seat scramble staging seemed silly and superfluous, and as the night wore on, the ensemble's dance steps deteriorated into a space best described as clumsy and clichéd. ❋ Will Durst (2011)

However, this is definitely not the work of the Bard, and dialogue they have to work with is often hackneyed or just plain clumsy. ❋ Unknown (2009)

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