/ ˈklʌmzi; NAmE / adjective ( clum·sier , clum·si·est )
1.
( of people and animals ) moving or doing things in a very awkward way :
I spilt your coffee. Sorry—that was clumsy of me.
His clumsy fingers couldn't untie the knot.
2.
( of actions and statements ) done without skill or in a way that offends people :
She made a clumsy attempt to apologize.
3.
( of objects ) difficult to move or use easily; not well designed
4.
( of processes ) awkward; too complicated to understand or use easily :
The complaints procedure is clumsy and time-consuming.
► clum·si·ly adverb
► clum·si·ness noun [ U ]
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WORD ORIGIN
late 16th cent.: from obsolete clumse make or be numb, probably of Scandinavian origin and related to Swedish klumsig .