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clumsily

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clum·sy  (klmz)
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.

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

clumsi·ly adv.
clumsi·ness n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.clumsily - in a clumsy manner; "he snatched the bills clumsily"
Translations
clumsily [ˈklʌmzɪlɪ] ADV
1. (= awkwardly) [walk, express, apologize] → con torpeza, torpemente
2. (= roughly) [produced] → toscamente, chapuceramente
clumsily [ˈklʌmzɪli] adv
[deal with, write] → sans tact
clumsily
adv
ungeschickt; (= in an ungainly way)schwerfällig; actungeschickt
(= inelegantly) written, translated etcschwerfällig, unbeholfen
(= awkwardly, tactlessly)ungeschickt, unbeholfen; compliment alsoplump
clumsily [ˈklʌmzɪlɪ] advgoffamente, maldestramente; (tactlessly) → senza (alcun) tatto
a clumsily executed forgery → un falso mal eseguito
a clumsily designed tool → un utensile poco pratico
clumsily [ˈklʌmzɪlɪ] advgoffamente, maldestramente; (tactlessly) → senza (alcun) tatto
a clumsily executed forgery → un falso mal eseguito
a clumsily designed tool → un utensile poco pratico


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He was bigger than I expected: I do not know why I had imagined him slender and of insignificant appearance; in point of fact he was broad and heavy, with large hands and feet, and he wore his evening clothes clumsily.
Seated on a bench was a man clothed in a spotted shirt, a red vest, and faded blue trousers, whose body was merely sticks of wood, jointed clumsily together.
Besides, the old man well knew that to steer by transpointed needles, though clumsily practicable, was not a thing to be passed over by superstitious sailors, without some shudderings and evil portents.
 
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