clumsy

Meaning

Adj

1. Awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous.
2. Not elegant or well-planned, lacking tact or subtlety.
3. Awkward or inefficient in use or construction, difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape.

Noun

A clumsy person.

Synonyms

awkward

inept

ungainly

unskillful

stupid

bungling

unwieldy

foolish

uncouth

unskilful

maladroit

ponderous

crude

lumbering

silly

cumbersome

rough

inexpert

gawky

careless

untidy

dull

ungraceful

graceless

sluggish

coarse

clunky

slow

poor

unskilled

lubberly

incompetent

bulky

gauche

heavy

bad

👎

slovenly

slow-witted

inelegant

inapt

unhandy

tactless

heavy-handed

botchy

clownish

lumpish

lumpy

rude

elephantine

left-handed

Translations

maladroit

torpe

ungeschickt

αδέξιος

gauche

plump

onhandig

unbeholfen

schwerfällig

goffo

klobig

desajeitado

Plumpheit

tollpatschig

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈklʌmzi/

Etymology

Possibly from an alteration of clumsed (“benumbed”) or from clumse (“a stupid fellow; lout”) + -y. More at clumse.