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- Dictionaryclumsy/ˈklʌmzi/
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.
The meaning of CLUMSY is lacking dexterity, nimbleness, or grace. How to use clumsy in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Clumsy.
Clumsy definition: awkward in movement or action; without skill or grace. See examples of CLUMSY used in a sentence.
1. awkward in movement or action; lacking skill or grace. 2. awkwardly done; ill-contrived: a clumsy apology. [1590–1600; clums benumbed with cold; akin to Middle English clumsen to be stiff with cold] clum′si•ly, adv. clum′si•ness, n.
A clumsy person moves or handles things in a careless, awkward way, often so that things are knocked over or broken. I'd never seen a clumsier, less coordinated boxer. Unfortunately, I was still very clumsy behind the wheel of the jeep. Synonyms: awkward, blundering, bungling, lumbering More Synonyms of clumsy.
Something hard to handle — like a huge box — is also clumsy. A badly told story is told in a clumsy way, and a couch that's hard to move clumsy to carry. But mostly being clumsy is embarrassing. Dropping things, tripping a lot, and stumbling are all examples of clumsiness.
CLUMSY definition: 1. Clumsy people move in a way that is not controlled or careful enough, and often knock or damage…. Learn more.
(of actions and statements) done without skill or in a way that offends people. She made a clumsy attempt to apologize. (of objects) difficult to move or use easily; not well designed. (of processes) too complicated to understand or use easily. The complaints procedure is clumsy and time-consuming. Word Origin.
Awkward or inefficient in use or construction, difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape. Wiktionary. Synonyms: ungraced. unskillful. maladroit. inept. gauche. heavy-handed. bumbling. awkward.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English clum‧sy /ˈklʌmzi/ adjective (comparative clumsier, superlative clumsiest) 1 moving or doing things in a careless way, especially so that you drop things, knock into things etc A clumsy waiter spilled wine all over her new skirt. a clumsy attempt to catch the ball see thesaurus at careless 2 a...
