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[ adjective ] lacking grace in movement or posture
Examples "a gawky lad with long ungainly legs" "clumsy fingers" "what an ungainly creature a giraffe is" "heaved his unwieldy figure out of his chair" Used in print (Bonnie Prudden, "The Dancer and the Gymnast"...)Certainly there would be less anxiety , fewer accidents ( it is the clumsy child who sustains the worst injuries ) , and higher scholastic averages , since alert children work better . (John Hazard Wildman, "Take It Off," The Arizona...)They were clumsy , but they were beginning to catch_on . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] not elegant or graceful in expression
Synonyms Examples "an awkward prose style" "a clumsy apology" "his cumbersome writing style" "if the rumor is true, can anything be more inept than to repeat it now?" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] not elegant or graceful in expression
Synonyms Examples "an awkward prose style" "a clumsy apology" "his cumbersome writing style" "if the rumor is true, can anything be more inept than to repeat it now?" Used in print (William C. Smith, "Why Fear Ideas?"...)But it is a clumsy and wasteful process : it can produce negative results but not much that is positive . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape
Synonyms Examples "an awkward bundle to carry" "a load of bunglesome paraphernalia" "clumsy wooden shoes" "the cello, a rather ungainly instrument for a girl" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] showing lack of skill or aptitude
Synonyms Examples "a bungling workman" "did a clumsy job" "his fumbling attempt to put up a shelf" Related terms |
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