clumsy
adjective/ˈklʌmzi/
/ˈklʌmzi/
(comparative clumsier, superlative clumsiest)
- (of people and animals) moving or doing things in a way that is not smooth or steady or careful
- I spilt your coffee. Sorry—that was clumsy of me.
- His clumsy fingers couldn't untie the knot.
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- (of actions and statements) done without skill or in a way that offends people
- She made a clumsy attempt to apologize.
- (of objects) difficult to move or use easily; not well designed
- (of processes) too complicated to understand or use easily
- The complaints procedure is clumsy and time-consuming.
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from obsolete clumse ‘make ’or‘ be numb’, probably of Scandinavian origin and related to Swedish klumsig.
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