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- pronunciation:
- kluhm
zi
part of speech: |
adjective |
inflections: |
clumsier, clumsiest |
definition 1: |
without physical grace or control; awkward.
Matt thinks he's clumsy because he drops things a lot.Mrs. Parr apologized for stepping on her dance partner's foot and said she'd always been clumsy.- synonyms:
- awkward, klutzy
- antonyms:
- graceful
- similar words:
- all thumbs, wooden
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definition 2: |
difficult to handle or use.
It took a long time to set up the large, clumsy tent.- synonyms:
- awkward, cumbersome
- similar words:
- stiff, wooden
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definition 3: |
without social skills.
His clumsy effort to tell a joke was met by silence.- synonyms:
- awkward, crude
- antonyms:
- delicate, graceful
- similar words:
- coarse
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related words: |
crude, homely |
derivations: |
clumsily (adv.), clumsiness (n.) |
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