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klutziness

klutz·y
K k

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kluht-see]
    • /ˈklʌt si/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kluht-see]
    • /ˈklʌt si/

Definitions of klutziness word

  • adjective klutziness clumsy; awkward: If you weren't so klutzy you wouldn't have dropped it. 1
  • adjective klutziness unwieldy; bulky or awkward: a klutzy pair of boots. 1
  • adjective klutziness inept or thoughtless; boneheaded: a klutzy remark. 1
  • noun klutziness The quality of being klutzy, or being a klutz. 1
  • noun klutziness the quality or condition of being klutzy 0

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Origin of klutziness

First appearance:

before 1960
One of the 3% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1960-65; klutz + -y1

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Parts of speech for Klutziness

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

klutziness popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

klutziness usage trend in Literature

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