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clumsy

/'kləmzi/

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adjective
showing lack of skill or aptitude
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"did a clumsy job"

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bungling fumbling incompetent unskilled
adjective
difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape
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"clumsy wooden shoes"

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awkward bunglesome ungainly unmanageable unwieldy
adjective
not elegant or graceful in expression
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"a clumsy apology"

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awkward cumbersome ill-chosen inapt inept infelicitous
adjective
lacking grace in movement or posture
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"clumsy fingers"

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clunky gawky ungainly unwieldy awkward

Examples of clumsy

"did a clumsy job"
"clumsy wooden shoes"
"a clumsy apology"
"clumsy fingers"