clumsy

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Pronunciation

• (British, America) IPA: /ˈklʌmzi/

Adjective

clumsy (comparative clumsier, superlative clumsiest)

1. Awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous.

   He's very clumsy. I wouldn't trust him with carrying the dishes.

2. Not elegant or well-planned, lacking tact or subtlety.

   It is a clumsy solution, but it might work for now.

   What a clumsy joke...

3. Awkward or inefficient in use or construction, difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape.

Translations

• French: gauche, maladroit, lourd
• German: tollpatschig, ungeschickt, unbeholfen, schwerfällig, plump, klobig
• Italian: goffo, impacciato, maldestro
• Portuguese: desajeitado, atrapalhado, desastrado, despassarado (Portugal)
• Russian: неуклю́жий
• Spanish: patoso, torpe, desmañado, bruto

Translations

• German: tollpatschig, ungeschickt, plump, klobig
• Italian: malfatto, rozzo, sgraziato
• Portuguese: desgracioso
• Russian: гру́бый
• Spanish: torpe

Translations

• German: unbeholfen, unhandlich, klobig, sperrig, plump
• Italian: grossolano
• Russian: неудо́бный
• Spanish: torpe

Noun

clumsy (plural clumsies)

1. (informal, fairly rare) A clumsy#Adjective|clumsy person.
   • 1934, P. L. Travers, Mary Poppins

     “Well, you are a clumsy,” said Ellen, as she bent down to mop up the water. “That was for your father’s shaving.”

Synonyms

• butterfingers
• galoot
• klutz

Translations

• German: Tölpel

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