clumsy
Meaning of clumsy
adjective
- awkward in movement or in handling things.
the cold made his fingers clumsy
late 16th century: from obsolete clumse ‘make or be numb’, probably of Scandinavian origin and related to Swedish klumsig .
Information about clumsy
- It is an adjective.
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Hyphenation of clumsy
clumsy
- It consists of 1 syllables and 6 chars.
- clumsy is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
clumsy synonyms
Meaning gawky:
gawky, clunky, ungainly, unwieldy
Meaning awkward:
awkward, cumbersome, inapt, inept, bunglesome, ungainly
Meaning bungling:
bungling, fumbling, incompetent
Meaning (of a person or their movements) clumsy:
Meaning lacking grace, elegance, or charm:
Meaning lacking grace; clumsy:
Meaning having or showing a lack of physical grace, elegance, or refinement:
Meaning unsophisticated and socially awkward:
Meaning (of a person) tall, thin, and awkward in movements or bearing:
Meaning foolish, awkward, or clumsy:
Meaning making or characterized by stupid or careless mistakes; clumsy:
Meaning moving in a slow, heavy, awkward way:
Meaning acting in a confused or ineffectual way; incompetent:
Meaning inefficient or inept; clumsy:
Meaning not having or showing skill:
Meaning having or showing a lack of skill or knowledge:
Meaning not easy to handle or manage; awkward:
Meaning (of a person or object) very large, heavy, or clumsy:
Meaning clumsy, awkward, or foolish:
clumsy antonyms
Meaning having or showing grace or elegance:
Translation of clumsy
- French: malaisé, malcommode, incommode, maladroit, gauche
- German: mühsam, beschwerlich, unbeholfen, ungeschickt, tollpatschig, schwerfällig, plump, klobig
- Spanish: incómodo, incómoda, engorroso, engorrosa, torpe, patoso, desmañado
- Italian: ingombrante, scomodo, goffo, impacciato, maldestro
- Portuguese: desajeitado, atrapalhado
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