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clumsy

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clumsy in WordNet English dictionary

adjective
  1. 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?"
    awkward  clumsy  cumbersome  inapt  inept  ill-chosen 
  2. 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"
    awkward  bunglesome  clumsy  ungainly 
  3. showing lack of skill or aptitude
    "a bungling workman"; "did a clumsy job"; "his fumbling attempt to put up a shelf"
    bungling  clumsy  fumbling  incompetent 
  4. 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"
    gawky  clumsy  clunky  ungainly  unwieldy 
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