klutz

(klŭts)

n. Slang

1. A clumsy person.

2. A stupid person; a dolt.

[Yiddish klots, from Middle High German kloz, block, lump, from Old High German.]

klutz′i·ness n.

klutz′y adj.

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klutzy

(ˈklʌtsɪ)

adj, -zier or -ziest

clumsy or stupid

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klutzy

adjective

Slang. Lacking dexterity and grace in physical movement:

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

Idiom: all thumbs.

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