ALL meanings of clumsy
clum·sy
C c - adjective clumsy A clumsy person moves or handles things in a careless, awkward way, often so that things are knocked over or broken. 3
- adjective clumsy A clumsy action or statement is not skilful or is likely to upset people. 3
- graded adjective clumsy An object that is clumsy is not neat in design or appearance, and is often awkward to use. 3
- adjective clumsy lacking in skill or physical coordination 3
- adjective clumsy awkwardly constructed or contrived 3
- adjective clumsy lacking grace or skill in movement; awkward 3
- adjective clumsy awkwardly shaped or made; ill-constructed 3
- adjective clumsy badly contrived; inelegant 3
- adjective clumsy person 1
- adjective clumsy act 1
- abbreviation CLUMSY construction 1
- adjective clumsy awkward in movement or action; without skill or grace: He is very clumsy and is always breaking things. 1
- adjective clumsy awkwardly done or made; unwieldy; ill-contrived: He made a clumsy, embarrassed apology. 1
- noun clumsy Awkward in movement or in handling things. 1
- noun clumsy (Informal) (fairly rare) A clumsy person. 0
- adjective clumsy awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous. 0
- adjective clumsy Not elegant or well-planned, lacking tact or subtlety. 0
- adjective clumsy awkward or inefficient in use or construction, difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape. 0