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clumsy(dictionary)

clumsy (iou)



clumsy adjective. L16.
[from CLUMSE + -Y1: cf. Swedish klumsig numb, clumsy.]
Heavy and awkward in motion or action; awkward in shape; ungainly; lacking in grace or skill; rudely constructed; without tact. L16.
I. D'Israeli A clumsy forgery. G. Orwell He wrote in large clumsy capitals. A. Wilson Tom was..clumsy; he..knocked over full ashtrays.
Numb or stiffened with cold. Only in E17.
clumsily adverb L17.
clumsiness noun M17.