clumsy
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
clumsier;
clumsiest
clumsier;
clumsiest
Britannica Dictionary definition of CLUMSY
[also more clumsy; most clumsy]
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moving or doing things in a very awkward way and tending to drop or break things
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I'm sorry about spilling your wine—that was very clumsy of me.
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I have very clumsy hands and tend to drop things.
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He is very clumsy. = He is a very clumsy person.
2
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badly or awkwardly made or done
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She made a clumsy attempt at a joke.
3
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hard to use
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awkward to handle
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They dealt with the situation clumsily.
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It was my own clumsiness that caused the accident.
