clumsier; clumsiest
1
a
: lacking dexterity, nimbleness, or grace
clumsy fingers
b
: lacking tact or subtlety
a clumsy joke
2
: awkward or inefficient in use or construction : unwieldy
a clumsy contraption
criticized her sentence for its clumsy construction
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Examples of clumsy in a Sentence
I'm sorry about spilling your wine—that was very clumsy of me.
I have very clumsy hands and tend to drop things.
She made a clumsy attempt at a joke.
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The comedian with a penchant for pratfalls also did a popular impression of a clumsy President Gerald Ford and played the Landshark.
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EW.com, 5 Oct. 2024
What was trickiest to nail down was the thing that looks the clumsiest: the student film.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 1 Oct. 2024
Where Huang’s wardrobe for Oz emphasizes his position as a clumsy social climber, aspiring to classic mafia masculinity but too crass to fit in with the old-money elite, Sofia represents a different kind of outsider.
—Gavia Baker-Whitelaw, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
Jessica Carter Altman always thought of herself as clumsy.
—Jeryl Brunner, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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EW.com, 5 Oct. 2024
What was trickiest to nail down was the thing that looks the clumsiest: the student film.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 1 Oct. 2024
Where Huang’s wardrobe for Oz emphasizes his position as a clumsy social climber, aspiring to classic mafia masculinity but too crass to fit in with the old-money elite, Sofia represents a different kind of outsider.
—Gavia Baker-Whitelaw, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
Jessica Carter Altman always thought of herself as clumsy.
—Jeryl Brunner, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Clumsy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clumsy. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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