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