English dictionary
clumsy
adjectiveAudio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
adjective
- not elegant or graceful in expression
adjective
- lacking grace in movement or posture
adjective
- showing lack of skill or aptitude
adjective
- difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape
Example sentences
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?
a gawky lad with long ungainly legs
clumsy fingers
what an ungainly creature a giraffe is
heaved his unwieldy figure out of his chair
a bungling workman
did a clumsy job
his fumbling attempt to put up a shelf
an awkward bundle to carry
a load of bunglesome paraphernalia
clumsy wooden shoes
the cello, a rather ungainly instrument for a girl