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clum⋅sy

  [kluhm-zee]
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–adjective, -si⋅er, -si⋅est.
1. awkward in movement or action; without skill or grace: He is very clumsy and is always breaking things.
2. awkwardly done or made; unwieldy; ill-contrived: He made a clumsy, embarrassed apology.
Origin:
1590–1600; clums benumbed with cold (now obs.) + -y 1 ; akin to ME clumsen to be stiff with cold, dial. Sw klumsig benumbed, awkward, klums numbskull, ON klumsa lockjaw. See clam 2

Related forms:
clum⋅si⋅ly, adverb
clum⋅si⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. ungraceful, ungainly, lumbering, lubberly. 2. unhandy, unskillful, maladroit, inexpert, bungling, bumbling, heavy-handed, inept.

Antonyms:
2. adroit, skillful.
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