clumsy

UK /ˈklʌmzi/ US /ˈklʌmzi/
adj 3noun 1

Definitions

adj

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

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.

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