Thesaurus: clumsy

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1. superl. Stiff or benumbed, as with cold.
2. superl. Without skill or grace; wanting dexterity, nimbleness, or readiness; stiff; awkward, as if benumbed; unwieldy; unhandy; hence; ill-made, misshapen, or inappropriate; as, a clumsy person; a clumsy workman; clumsy fingers; a clumsy gesture; a clumsy excuse.
3. adj. lacking grace in movement or posture
4. adj. not elegant or graceful in expression
5. adj. difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape
6. adj. showing lack of skill or aptitude
7. 1. Stiff or benumbed, as with cold. [Obs.] 2. Without skill or grace; wanting dexterity, nimbleness, or readiness; stiff; awkward, as if benumbed; unwieldy; unhandy; hence; ill-made, misshapen, or inappropriate; as, a clumsy person; a clumsy workman; clumsy fingers; a clumsy gesture; a clumsy excuse. But thou in clumsy verse, unlicked, unpointed, Hast shamefully defied the Lord's anointed. Dryden. Syn. -- See Awkward.
8. j:100 s lacking grace in movement or posture s not elegant or graceful in expression s difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape s showing lack of skill or aptitude