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Vinony

clumsy

adjective

  1. uncoordinated
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈklʌmzi/

adj

Etymology: Possibly from an alteration of clumsed (“benumbed”) or from clumse (“a stupid fellow; lout”) + -y. More at clumse.

  1. Awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous.

    “He's very clumsy. I wouldn't trust him with carrying the dishes.”

  2. Not elegant or well-planned, lacking tact or subtlety.

    “It is a clumsy solution, but it might work for now.”

    “What a clumsy joke”

  3. Awkward or inefficient in use or construction, difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape.

noun

Etymology: Possibly from an alteration of clumsed (“benumbed”) or from clumse (“a stupid fellow; lout”) + -y. More at clumse.

  1. A clumsy person.

    “On the stairs he met Ellen, the housemaid, and as he passed her he knocked the hot-water jug out of her hand. “Well, you are a clumsy,” said Ellen, as she bent down to mop up the water.”