 clumsy |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] lacking grace in movement or posture | |
| Synonyms: | ungainly clunky unwieldy gawky | |
| Examples: | "a gawky lad with long ungainly legs" "clumsy fingers" "what an ungainly creature a giraffe is" "heaved his unwieldy figure out of his chair" |
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| Related terms: | awkward | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] not elegant or graceful in expression | |
| Synonyms: | inept cumbersome inapt ill-chosen awkward | |
| Examples: | "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?" |
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| Related terms: | infelicitous | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] not elegant or graceful in expression | |
| Synonyms: | inept cumbersome inapt ill-chosen awkward | |
| Examples: | "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?" |
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| Related terms: | infelicitous | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape | |
| Synonyms: | awkward ungainly bunglesome | |
| Examples: | "an awkward bundle to carry" "a load of bunglesome paraphernalia" "clumsy wooden shoes" "the cello, a rather ungainly instrument for a girl" |
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| Related terms: | unwieldy | |
| 5. | [ adjective ] showing lack of skill or aptitude | |
| Synonyms: | fumbling incompetent bungling | |
| Examples: | "a bungling workman" "did a clumsy job" "his fumbling attempt to put up a shelf" |
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| Related terms: | unskilled | |
| Similar spelling: |
clams clumsily climax |
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