clumsy
Betekenis (Engels)
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- Awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous.
- Not elegant or well-planned, lacking tact or subtlety.
- Awkward or inefficient in use or construction, difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape.
Synoniemen
unwieldy
ill favoured
ill-chosen
heavy handed
lack of ability
poor hand
poor shape
be awkward
be ponderous
in poor taste
heavily-laden
heavily-loaded
indexterous
mertʼs sister
shaggish
Frequentie
Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/ˈklʌmzi/
Etymologie (Engels)
Possibly from an alteration of clumsed (“benumbed”) or from clumse (“a stupid fellow; lout”) + -y. More at clumse.
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