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- Dictionaryclum·sy/ˈkləmzē/
adjective
- 1. awkward in movement or in handling things: "the cold made his fingers clumsy" Similar Opposite
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The meaning of CLUMSY is lacking dexterity, nimbleness, or grace. How to use clumsy in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Clumsy.
CLUMSY definition: 1. A clumsy person often has accidents because they do not behave in a careful, controlled way: 2…. Learn more.
Clumsy definition: awkward in movement or action; without skill or grace. See examples of CLUMSY used in a sentence.
Something hard to handle — like a huge box — is also clumsy. A badly told story is told in a clumsy way, and a couch that's hard to move clumsy to carry. But mostly being clumsy is embarrassing. Dropping things, tripping a lot, and stumbling are all examples of clumsiness.
A clumsy person moves or handles things in a careless, awkward way, often so that things are knocked over or broken. I'd never seen a clumsier, less coordinated boxer. Unfortunately, I was still very clumsy behind the wheel of the jeep. Synonyms: awkward, blundering, bungling, lumbering More Synonyms of clumsy.
awkward in movement or manner: The first cell phones were heavy and clumsy to use, but nowadays they are much easier to handle. He gave a clumsy bow. not skillful in the way you deal with or express something: Her clumsy handling of the situation only made it worse. My attempts to apologize were very clumsy.
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 .] clum′si·ly adv. clum′si·ness n.
