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Clumsy

adj, noun, slang

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous.

    "He's very clumsy. I wouldn't trust him with carrying the dishes."

  2. 2
    Not elegant or well-planned, lacking tact or subtlety.

    "It is a clumsy solution, but it might work for now."

  3. 3
    Awkward or inefficient in use or construction, difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape.
Adjective
  1. 1
    not elegant or graceful in expression wordnet
  2. 2
    lacking grace in movement or posture wordnet
  3. 3
    showing lack of skill or aptitude wordnet
  4. 4
    difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    A clumsy person. informal

    "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."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Possibly from an alteration of clumsed (“benumbed”) or from clumse (“a stupid fellow; lout”) + -y. More at clumse.

Etymology 2

Possibly from an alteration of clumsed (“benumbed”) or from clumse (“a stupid fellow; lout”) + -y. More at clumse.

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