- 1. superl. Stiff or benumbed, as with cold. Source: opted
- 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. Source: opted
- 3. adj. lacking grace in movement or posture Source: wordnet
- 4. adj. not elegant or graceful in expression Source: wordnet
- 5. adj. difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape Source: wordnet
- 6. adj. showing lack of skill or aptitude Source: wordnet
- 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. Source: webster
- 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 Source: ecdict
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