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adjective
- 1. awkward in movement or in handling things: "the cold made his fingers clumsy" Similar Opposite
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CLUMSY definition: 1. A clumsy person often has accidents because they do not behave in a careful, controlled way: 2…. Learn more.
clumsy: [adjective] lacking dexterity, nimbleness, or grace. lacking tact or subtlety.
Clumsy definition: awkward in movement or action; without skill or grace. See examples of CLUMSY used in a sentence.
Someone clumsy is a klutz. They're awkward, ungraceful, and walk like they have two left feet. Something hard to handle — like a huge box — is also clumsy.
2 meanings: 1. lacking in skill or physical coordination 2. awkwardly constructed or contrived.... Click for more definitions.
clumsy - 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" clunky , gawky , ungainly , unwieldy
Definition of clumsy adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
CLUMSY definition: 1. Clumsy people move in a way that is not controlled or careful enough, and often knock or damage…. Learn more.
Find out which words work together and produce more natural-sounding English with the Oxford Collocations Dictionary app. Try it for free as part of the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary app. 2 ( of actions and statements ) done without skill or in a way that offends people She made a clumsy attempt to apologize.
Sep 30, 2023 · lacking dexterity, nimbleness, or grace; lacking tact or subtlety; awkward or inefficient in use or construction : unwieldy… See the full definition
