CLUMSY


Meaning of CLUMSY in English

adj. Function: adjective

1 lacking in physical ease and grace usually because of coarse cumbersome build or poor coordination FF1C; a clumsy boy constantly stumbling over his own feet FF1E; FF1C; the clumsy gait of a young puppy FF1E;

Synonyms: awkward, gawky, lumbering, lumpish, splathering, splay, ungainly; compare AWKWARD 2

Related Words: butterfingered, heavy-handed, left-handed, unhandy; graceless, inelegant, uncouth; bulky, hulking, unwieldy

Idioms: all thumbs, fingers all thumbs

Contrasted Words: comely, shapely, well-formed, well-proportioned; apt, deft, handy, quick, ready

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Synonyms: AWKWARD 2, bumbling, gauche, ham-handed, heavy-handed, inept, maladroit, unhandy, unhappy, wooden

Merriam Webster. Collegiate thesaurus English dictionary.      Английский энциклопедический толковый словарь тезауруса.