clumsy
/ˈklʌmzi/ adjective B2- Awkward, lacking coordination. · He's very clumsy. I wouldn't trust him with carrying the dishes.
- Not elegant or well-planned, lacking tact or subtlety. · It is a clumsy solution, but it might work for now.· What a clumsy joke
- Awkward or inefficient in use or construction, difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape.
Comparative clumsier · Superlative clumsiest
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“Oh, what a clumsy thing I am,” said she with feverish volubility; “I don’t know my way.
His padded hands were so clumsy and the nuts were so small that he dropped almost as many as he put in the basket.
It was a clumsy introduction, and the lady made me feel it.
“Look at that large clumsy bed, hung with such gloomy, blood-colored drapery!
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