clumsy

adj., -si·er, -si·est.

1. Lacking physical coordination, skill, or grace; awkward.
2. Awkwardly constructed; unwieldy: clumsy wooden shoes; a clumsy sentence.
3. Gauche; inept: a clumsy excuse.

[From obsolete clumse, to be numb with cold, from Middle English clomsen, of Scandinavian origin.]

clumsily clum'si·ly adv.
clumsiness clum'si·ness n.

adjective

1. Lacking dexterity and grace in physical movement: awkward, gawky, graceless, inept, lumpish, maladroit, ungainly, ungraceful. Slang klutzy. Idioms: all thumbs. See ability/inability.
2. Difficult to handle or manage: awkward, bulky, ungainly, unhandy, unmanageable, unwieldy. See easy/hard.
3. Clumsily lacking in the ability to do or perform: awkward, bumbling, gauche, heavy-handed, inept, maladroit, unskillful. See ability/inability.
4. Lacking sensitivity and skill in dealing with others: brash, gauche, impolitic, indelicate, maladroit, tactless, undiplomatic, unpolitic, untactful. See ability/inability, courtesy/discourtesy.

adj

Definition: not agile; awkward
Antonyms: adroit, agile, athletic, clever, coordinated, couth, dexterous, expert, graceful

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IN BRIEF: Not having good control in moving the hands or feet.

I felt clumsy when I tripped over the rug.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - klodset

Nederlands (Dutch)
onhandig, tactloos, stuntelig

Français (French)
adj. - maladroit, gauche, grossier, peu maniable

Deutsch (German)
adj. - ungeschickt, schwerfällig, plump

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αδέξιος, ατζαμίδικος, (καθομ.) άτσαλος, άκομψος

Italiano (Italian)
maldestro, scomodo

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - desajeitado, desgracioso

Русский (Russian)
неуклюжий, непрактичный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - torpe, tosco, chapucero

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - klumpig, tafatt

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
笨拙的, 粗陋的, 不雅观的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 笨拙的, 粗陋的, 不雅觀的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 서투른, 꼴사나운, 다루기 힘든

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 不器用な, 下手な, 不格好な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) ثقيل الحركه, أخرق, عديم الكياسه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מסורבל, מגושם, גס‬

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