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Vinony

clumsiness

noun

  1. difficulty performing tasks involving motor skills
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈklʌm.zi.nəs/

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English clumsy Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English clumsiness From clumsy + -ness.

  1. A lack of coordination or elegance; the condition or quality of being clumsy.

    “He dropped them not out of spite, but out of clumsiness.”

    “"Pardon my clumsiness," he said to the lady. "I am, unfortunately, quite blind. But," he added, with a smile, to turn off the mishap, "even a blind man must have a house."”