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clumsy

/ˈklʌmzi/ noun C2
  1. A clumsy person. (informal)

Plural clumsies

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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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