clumsy meaning and definition

CLUMSY adjective

Definition of clumsy (adjective)

1. lacking grace in movement or posture
   • "a gawky lad with long ungainly legs"; "clumsy fingers"; "what an ungainly creature a giraffe is"; "heaved his unwieldy figure out of his chair"
   • synonyms: clunky, gawky, ungainly, unwieldy
2. not elegant or graceful in expression
   • "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?"
   • synonyms: awkward, cumbersome, ill-chosen, inapt, inept
3. difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape
   • "an awkward bundle to carry"; "a load of bunglesome paraphernalia"; "clumsy wooden shoes"; "the cello, a rather ungainly instrument for a girl"
   • synonyms: awkward, bunglesome, ungainly
4. showing lack of skill or aptitude
   • "a bungling workman"; "did a clumsy job"; "his fumbling attempt to put up a shelf"
   • synonyms: bungling, fumbling, incompetent