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1 clumsy
(awkward in movement etc: He's very clumsy - he's always dropping things.) klodset; kluntet- clumsily- clumsiness* * *(awkward in movement etc: He's very clumsy - he's always dropping things.) klodset; kluntet- clumsily- clumsiness -
2 be all fingers and thumbs / my etc fingers are all thumbs
(to be very awkward or clumsy in handling or holding things: He was so excited that his fingers were all thumbs and he dropped the cup.) have ti tommelfingre* * *(to be very awkward or clumsy in handling or holding things: He was so excited that his fingers were all thumbs and he dropped the cup.) have ti tommelfingreEnglish-Danish dictionary > be all fingers and thumbs / my etc fingers are all thumbs
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3 bumpkin
(a clumsy or stupid country person: a country bumpkin.) bondetamp* * *(a clumsy or stupid country person: a country bumpkin.) bondetamp -
4 cumbersome
((of things) heavy and clumsy: a cumbersome piece of furniture.) uhåndterlig; tung* * *((of things) heavy and clumsy: a cumbersome piece of furniture.) uhåndterlig; tung -
5 gauche
[ɡəuʃ](awkward and clumsy: a gauche young woman.) klodset; kejtet* * *[ɡəuʃ](awkward and clumsy: a gauche young woman.) klodset; kejtet -
6 gawky
['ɡo:ki]((of a person) looking clumsy or awkward: She is tall and gawky.) klodset; kejtet* * *['ɡo:ki]((of a person) looking clumsy or awkward: She is tall and gawky.) klodset; kejtet -
7 ham-fisted
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8 heavy
['hevi]1) (having great weight; difficult to lift or carry: a heavy parcel.) tung2) (having a particular weight: I wonder how heavy our little baby is.) tung3) (of very great amount, force etc: heavy rain; a heavy blow; The ship capsized in the heavy seas; heavy taxes.) stærk; voldsom; tung4) (doing something to a great extent: He's a heavy smoker/drinker.) stor-5) (dark and dull; looking or feeling stormy: a heavy sky/atmosphere.) mørk6) (difficult to read, do, understand etc: Books on philosophy are too heavy for me.) svær7) ((of food) hard to digest: rather heavy pastry.) tung8) (noisy and clumsy: heavy footsteps.) tung•- heavily- heaviness
- heavy-duty
- heavy industry
- heavyweight
- heavy going
- a heavy heart
- make heavy weather of* * *['hevi]1) (having great weight; difficult to lift or carry: a heavy parcel.) tung2) (having a particular weight: I wonder how heavy our little baby is.) tung3) (of very great amount, force etc: heavy rain; a heavy blow; The ship capsized in the heavy seas; heavy taxes.) stærk; voldsom; tung4) (doing something to a great extent: He's a heavy smoker/drinker.) stor-5) (dark and dull; looking or feeling stormy: a heavy sky/atmosphere.) mørk6) (difficult to read, do, understand etc: Books on philosophy are too heavy for me.) svær7) ((of food) hard to digest: rather heavy pastry.) tung8) (noisy and clumsy: heavy footsteps.) tung•- heavily- heaviness
- heavy-duty
- heavy industry
- heavyweight
- heavy going
- a heavy heart
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9 hulk
1) (the body of an old ship from which everything has been taken away.) skrog; vrag2) (something or someone enormous and clumsy.) skrummel* * *1) (the body of an old ship from which everything has been taken away.) skrog; vrag2) (something or someone enormous and clumsy.) skrummel -
10 inexpert
[in'ekspə:t](unskilled or clumsy: inexpert attempts at dressmaking.) ukyndig; uøvet* * *[in'ekspə:t](unskilled or clumsy: inexpert attempts at dressmaking.) ukyndig; uøvet -
11 lout
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12 oaf
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13 ungainly
(awkward, clumsy or ungraceful: She is rather large and ungainly.) klodset* * *(awkward, clumsy or ungraceful: She is rather large and ungainly.) klodset -
14 waddle
['wodl] 1. verb(to take short steps and move from side to side in walking (as a duck does): The ducks waddled across the road; The fat old lady waddled down the street.) vralte2. noun(a clumsy, rocking way of walking.) vralten* * *['wodl] 1. verb(to take short steps and move from side to side in walking (as a duck does): The ducks waddled across the road; The fat old lady waddled down the street.) vralte2. noun(a clumsy, rocking way of walking.) vralten
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Clumsy — Clum sy, a. [Compar. {Clumsier}; superl. {Clumsiest}.] [OE. clumsed benumbed, fr. clumsen to be benumbed; cf. Icel. klumsa lockjaw, dial. Sw. klummsen benumbed with cold. Cf. 1st {Clam}, and 1st {Clamp}.] 1. Stiff or benumbed, as with cold.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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clumsy — [klum′zē] adj. clumsier, clumsiest [ME clumsid, numb with cold, pp. of clumsen, to benumb < ON base akin to Swed dial klummsen, to benumb with the cold; akin to CLAM: for IE base see CLIMB] 1. lacking grace or skill in movement; awkward 2.… … English World dictionary
clumsy — index incompetent, inept (incompetent), ponderous, uncouth, unpolitic Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
clumsy — (adj.) 1590s, from M.E. clumsid numb with cold (14c.), pp. of clumsen to benumb, from O.N. klumsa, intensive of kluma to make motionless. Related: Clumsily; clumsiness … Etymology dictionary
clumsy — *awkward, gauche, maladroit, inept Analogous words: *rude, rough, green, callow, uncouth: loutish, clownish, boorish (see under BOOR): *stiff, wooden, tense, rigid Antonyms: dexterous, adroit: facile Contrasted words: deft (see DEXTEROUS):… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
clumsy — [adj] not agile; awkward all thumbs*, blundering, blunderous, bulky, bumbling, bungling, butterfingered*, clownish, crude, elephantine, gauche, gawkish, gawky, graceless, ham handed*, heavy, heavy handed, helpless, hulking, ill shaped,… … New thesaurus
clumsy — ► ADJECTIVE (clumsier, clumsiest) 1) awkward in movement or performance. 2) difficult to use; unwieldy. 3) tactless. DERIVATIVES clumsily adverb clumsiness noun. ORIGI … English terms dictionary
