CLUMSY as ADJECTIVE

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