English adjective: clumsy | |||
1. | clumsy lacking grace in movement or posture | ||
Samples | 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 | ||
Similar | awkward | ||
Antonyms | graceful | ||
2. | clumsy not elegant or graceful in expression | ||
Samples | 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 | ||
Similar | infelicitous | ||
Antonyms | felicitous | ||
3. | clumsy difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape | ||
Samples | 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 | ||
Similar | unmanageable, unwieldy | ||
Antonyms | wieldy | ||
4. | clumsy showing lack of skill or aptitude | ||
Samples | A bungling workman. Did a clumsy job. His fumbling attempt to put up a shelf. | ||
Synonyms | bungling, fumbling, incompetent | ||
Similar | unskilled | ||
Antonyms | skilled | ||