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clumsiness (noun)

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  • clumsiness — 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

  • clumsiness — noun /ˈklʌm.zi.nəs/ A lack of coordination or elegance; the condition or quality of being clumsy. He dropped them not out of spite, but out of clumsiness …   Wiktionary

  • clumsiness — noun see clumsy …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • clumsiness — noun 1. unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training • Syn: ↑awkwardness, ↑ineptness, ↑ineptitude, ↑maladroitness, ↑slowness • Derivationally related forms: ↑slow (for: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • clumsy — adjective (clumsier; est) Etymology: probably from obsolete English clumse benumbed with cold Date: circa 1598 1. a. lacking dexterity, nimbleness, or grace < clumsy fingers > b. lackin …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • clumsy — adjective (clumsier, clumsiest) 1》 awkward in movement or performance.     ↘difficult to handle or use; unwieldy. 2》 lacking tact or social skills. Derivatives clumsily adverb clumsiness noun Origin C16: from obs. clumse make or be numb , prob.… …   English new terms dictionary

  • clumsy — adjective 1 moving in an awkward way and tending to break things: At 17, she was clumsy, shy and awkward. | a clumsy attempt to catch the ball | Look, you ve just knocked that cup over. Sorry, how clumsy of me. 2 a clumsy object is not easy to… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • clumsy */ — UK [ˈklʌmzɪ] / US adjective Word forms clumsy : adjective clumsy comparative clumsier superlative clumsiest 1) a clumsy person moves in a way that is not careful or graceful, and breaks things or knocks against them 2) a clumsy object is too… …   English dictionary

  • clumsy — [ˈklʌmzi] adj 1) a clumsy person often has accidents because they are not careful 2) a clumsy object is too large and heavy to be useful 3) showing a lack of skill in judging people or situations clumsily adv clumsiness noun [U] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • clumsy — /ˈklʌmzi / (say klumzee) adjective (clumsier, clumsiest) 1. awkward in movement or action; without skill or grace: a clumsy workman. 2. awkwardly done or made; unwieldy; ill contrived: a clumsy apology. {obsolete verb clumse be benumbed with cold …  

  • clumsily — 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

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