clumsy

Plural: clumsies

Adjective Satellite

• lacking grace in movement or posture
  • "clumsy fingers"
• not elegant or graceful in expression
  • "a clumsy apology"
• difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape
  • "clumsy wooden shoes"
• showing lack of skill or aptitude
  • "did a clumsy job"

Adj

• Awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous.
• Not elegant or well-planned, lacking tact or subtlety.
• Awkward or inefficient in use or construction, difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape.

Noun

• A clumsy person.

Adjective

• Awkward in movement or handling; poorly made.

Examples

• He's very clumsy. I wouldn't trust him with carrying the dishes.
• His CLUMSY tile placement accidentally opened up a triple word score for his Words With Friends opponent.
• It is a clumsy solution, but it might work for now.
• What a clumsy joke

Synonyms

awkward, bunglesome, bungling, clunky, cumbersome, fumbling, gawky, ill-chosen, inapt, incompetent, inept, ungainly, unwieldy, butterfingers, galoot, klutz

Related Words

clumsies, CLUMSILY

Anagrams of clumsy