clumsily

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.

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

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clumsi·ly adv.

clumsi·ness n.

Thesaurus

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

[move] → gauchement, maladroitement

[deal with, write] → sans tact

clumsily

adv

→ ungeschickt; (= in an ungainly way) → schwerfällig; act → ungeschickt

(= inelegantly) written, translated etc → schwerfällig, unbeholfen

(= awkwardly, tactlessly) → ungeschickt, unbeholfen; compliment also → plump

clumsily [ˈklʌmzɪlɪ] adv → goffamente, maldestramente; (tactlessly) → senza (alcun) tatto
a clumsily executed forgery → un falso mal eseguito
a clumsily designed tool → un utensile poco pratico