clumsy

clum·sy

 (klŭm′zē)

adj. clum·si·er, clum·si·est

1. Lacking physical coordination, skill, or grace; awkward.

2. Awkwardly constructed; unwieldy: clumsy wooden shoes; a clumsy sentence.

3. Gauche; inept: a clumsy excuse.

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[From obsolete clumse, to be numb with cold, from Middle English clomsen, of Scandinavian origin.]

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clum′si·ly adv.

clum′si·ness n.

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clumsy

(ˈklʌmzɪ)

adj, -sier or -siest

1. lacking in skill or physical coordination

2. awkwardly constructed or contrived

[C16 (in obsolete sense: benumbed with cold; hence, awkward): perhaps from C13 dialect clumse to benumb, probably from Scandinavian; compare Swedish dialect klumsig numb]

ˈclumsily adv

ˈclumsiness n

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clum•sy

(ˈklʌm zi)

adj. -si•er, -si•est.

1. awkward in movement or action; lacking skill or grace.

2. awkwardly done; ill-contrived: a clumsy apology.

[1590–1600; clums benumbed with cold; akin to Middle English clumsen to be stiff with cold]

clum′si•ly, adv.

clum′si•ness, n.

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Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	clumsy - lacking grace in movement or posture; "a gawky lad with long ungainly legs"; "clumsy fingers"; "what an ungainly creature a giraffe is"; "heaved his unwieldy figure out of his chair" clunky, gawky, ungainly, unwieldy awkward - lacking grace or skill in manner or movement or performance; "an awkward dancer"; "an awkward gesture"; "too awkward with a needle to make her own clothes"; "his clumsy fingers produced an awkward knot"
	2.	clumsy - not elegant or graceful in expression; "an awkward prose style"; "a clumsy apology"; "his cumbersome writing style"; "if the rumor is true, can anything be more inept than to repeat it now?" ill-chosen, inapt, inept, cumbersome, awkward infelicitous - not appropriate in application; defective; "an infelicitous remark"; "infelicitous phrasing"; "the infelicitous typesetting was due to illegible copy"
	3.	clumsy - difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape; "an awkward bundle to carry"; "a load of bunglesome paraphernalia"; "clumsy wooden shoes"; "the cello, a rather ungainly instrument for a girl" bunglesome, ungainly, awkward unmanageable, unwieldy - difficult to use or handle or manage because of size or weight or shape; "we set about towing the unwieldy structure into the shelter"; "almost dropped the unwieldy parcel"
	4.	clumsy - showing lack of skill or aptitude; "a bungling workman"; "did a clumsy job"; "his fumbling attempt to put up a shelf" bungling, fumbling, incompetent unskilled - not having or showing or requiring special skill or proficiency; "unskilled in the art of rhetoric"; "an enthusiastic but unskillful mountain climber"; "unskilled labor"; "workers in unskilled occupations are finding fewer and fewer job opportunities"; "unskilled workmanship"

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clumsy

adjective

1. awkward, blundering, bungling, lumbering, inept, bumbling, ponderous, ungainly, gauche, accident-prone, gawky, heavy, uncoordinated, cack-handed (informal), inexpert, maladroit, ham-handed (informal), like a bull in a china shop, klutzy (U.S. & Canad. slang), unskilful, butterfingered (informal), ham-fisted (informal) I'd never seen a clumsier, less coordinated boxer.
awkward expert, competent, graceful, skilful, adept, deft, proficient, adroit, dexterous, handy

2. unwieldy, ill-shaped, unhandy, clunky (informal) The keyboard is a large and clumsy instrument.

3. insensitive, gauche, tactless, uncouth, graceless a clumsy attempt at humour

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clumsy

adjective

1. Lacking dexterity and grace in physical movement:

awkward, gawky, graceless, inept, lumpish, maladroit, ungainly, ungraceful.

Slang: klutzy.

Idiom: all thumbs.

2. Difficult to handle or manage:

awkward, bulky, ungainly, unhandy, unmanageable, unwieldy.

3. Clumsily lacking in the ability to do or perform:

awkward, bumbling, gauche, heavy-handed, inept, maladroit, unskillful.

4. Lacking sensitivity and skill in dealing with others:

brash, gauche, impolitic, indelicate, maladroit, tactless, undiplomatic, unpolitic, untactful.

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Translations

أَخْرَقثَقيلُ الحَرَكَه، مُرْتَبِك اليَدَيْن

nemotorný

kluntetklodset

ungeschicktklobigplumpschwerfälligtollpatschig

αδέξιοςάτσαλοςάγαρμπος

torpe

kohmakasrohmakas

kömpelö

gauchemaladroit

nespretan

ügyetlenbalkezesesetlenotrombaszakszerűtlen

klunnalegur

goffagginegoffamentegoffomaldestro

不器用な

서투른

nerangiai

neveikls

onhandigstuntelig

klønetklosset

niezgrabny

desajeitado

неуклюжийнеловкийнеповоротливый

neroden

klumpig

งุ่มง่าม

sakar

vụng về

笨拙的

clumsy

[ˈklʌmzɪ] ADJ (clumsier (compar) (clumsiest (superl)))

1. (= awkward) [person, action] → torpe, patoso; [movement] → torpe, desgarbado; [remark, apology] → torpe, poco delicado; [tool] → pesado, difícil de manejar

2. (= crudely made) [painting, forgery] → tosco, chapucero

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

clumsy

[ˈklʌmzi] adj

[person] (= awkward) → gauche, maladroit(e)

[style] → lourd(e); [translation] → maladroit(e)

(= blundering) [statement, action] → maladroit(e)

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

clumsy

adj (+er)

→ ungeschickt; (= all thumbs also) → tollpatschig; (= ungainly) → schwerfällig

(= unwieldy) → plump; tool also → wuchtig, klobig; shape also → unförmig, klobig; (= inelegant) prose, translation etc → schwerfällig, unbeholfen; (= careless) mistake → dumm

(= awkward, tactless) → plump, ungeschickt

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

clumsy

[ˈklʌmzɪ] adj (person, action, gesture) → goffo/a, maldestro/a; (painting, forgery) → malfatto/a; (object) → mal costruito/a; (tool) → poco pratico/a; (remark) → maldestro/a; (apology) → goffo/a

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

clumsy

(ˈklamzi) adjective

awkward in movement etc. He's very clumsy – he's always dropping things. lomp, onhandig ثَقيلُ الحَرَكَه، مُرْتَبِك اليَدَيْن непохватен desajeitado nemotorný ungeschickt klodset; kluntet αδέξιοςtorpe kohmakas دست و پا چلفتی kömpelö maladroit מגושם, מסורבל बेढंगा nespretan ügyetlen kikuk, canggung klunnalegur maldestro 無器用な 서투른 nerangus neveikls cuai onhandigklosset, klønet, keitetniezgrabny ناورړه، پې خوند، بي مهارته بې ډوله desajeitado stângaci неуклюжий nemotorný neroden nespretan klumpig ซุ่มซ่าม sakar 笨拙的 незграбний بے ڈھنگا vụng về 笨拙的

ˈclumsily adverb

lomp, onhandig بِتَثاقُل، بارْتِباكِ اليَدَيْن несръчно desajeitadamente nemotorně ungeschickt klodset; kluntet αδέξιαtorpemente kohmakalt با شلختگی kömpelösti maladroitementגמלוני अनाड़ीपन से, बेढंगेपन से nespretan, nezgrapan ügyetlenül dengan kikuk klunnalega maldestramente ぎこちなく 서투르게 nerangiai neveikli dengan cuai onhandigklønet, klosset, trehendt, ubehjelpelig niezgrabnie په ناوړه توګه desajeitadamente cu stângăcie неуклюже nemotorne nerodno nespretno klumpigt อย่างงุ่มง่าม sakarca 笨拙地 незграбно بے دول طریقے سے một cách vụng về 笨拙地

ˈclumsiness noun

onhandigheid, lompheid ثِقَلُ الحَرَكَه ، ارْتِباكُ اليَدَيْن тромавост falta de jeito nemotornost die Ungeschicklichkeit klodsethed; kluntethed; ubehjælpsomhed αδεξιότηταtorpeza kohmakus شلختگی kömpelyys maladresseסרבול अनाड़ीपन, बेढंगापन nespretnost ügyetlenség kecanggungan klunnaskapur goffaggine ぎこちなさ 서투름 nerangumas neveiklums kecuaian onhandigheidubehjelpelighet, klossethet niezdarność ناوړه falta de jeito stângăcie неуклюжесть nemotornosť nerodnost nespretnost klumpighet ความซุ่มซ่าม sakarlık 笨拙 незграбність بے ڈھنگا پن sự vụng về 笨拙

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clumsy

→ أَخْرَق nemotorný kluntet ungeschickt άτσαλος torpe kömpelö gauche nespretan maldestro 不器用な 서투른 onhandig klosset niezgrabny desajeitado неуклюжий klumpig งุ่มง่าม sakar vụng về 笨拙的

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clumsy

adj torpe

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