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clumsy

/ˈklʌmzi/ adjetivo B2

En español: patoso, torpe, desmañado, bruto

  1. Awkward, lacking coordination. · 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.

Comparativo clumsier · Superlativo clumsiest

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“Oh, what a clumsy thing I am,” said she with feverish volubility; “I don’t know my way.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 932 · C1
His padded hands were so clumsy and the nuts were so small that he dropped almost as many as he put in the basket.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 38 · B2
It was a clumsy introduction, and the lady made me feel it.
The Hound of the Baskervilles, p. 142 · C1
“Look at that large clumsy bed, hung with such gloomy, blood-colored drapery!
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 672 · C1

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