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clumsyadjective lacking or showing a lack of nimbleness in using one's handsdiamond cutting is no job for a clumsy person awkward, butterfingered, cack-handed(British), graceless, ham-fisted, ham-handed, handless, heavy-handed, left-handed, maladroit, unhandy uncoordinatedbunglesome, bungling, gauche, inept, inexpert, unskilled, unskillful all thumbs deft, dexterous(also dextrous), handy, sure-handed expert, masterly, skilled, skillfulcoordinated having or showing an inability to move in a graceful mannera clumsy bow clumsy on the dance floor awkward, gawkish, gawky, graceless, klutzy, uncoordinated, ungainly galumphing, larruping(dialect), lubberly, lumbering, lumpish, shambling, shuffling, unsteady, wobbly(also wabbly) coordinated, graceful light, light-footed(also light-foot), lissome(also lissom), lithe, nimble, sure-footed lacking social grace and assurancefelt clumsy in the unfamiliar uniform awkward, gauche, graceless, inelegant, rough-hewn, rustic(also rustical), stiff, stilted, uncomfortable, uneasy, ungraceful, wooden angular, gawky, lubberly, ungainlyboorish, clownish, uncouthabashed, discomfited, discomforted, discomposed, disconcerted, discountenanced, embarrassedself-consciousagitated, bothered, chagrined, dismayed, disquieted, distressed, disturbed, fazed, flustered, jittery, jumpy, mortified, nervous, nonplussed(also nonplused), perturbed, rattled, unhinged, unsettled, upsetdiffident, insecure, meek, modest, self-doubting, timid, unassertive, unassuming, unpretentious graceful, suave, urbane assured, calm, collected, composed, confident, cool, placid, poised, secure, self-assured, self-confident, self-possessed, serene, tranquil, undisturbed, unperturbed showing or marked by a lack of skill and tact (as in dealing with a situation)a clumsy joke awkward, botched, bungling, fumbled, inept, inexpert, maladroit amateur, amateurish, crude, green, incompetent, ineffectual, inefficient, inexperienced, unpolished, unprofessional, unskilled, unskillfulcareless, sloppy, tacky, tactless, undiplomaticill-advised, ineffective, ineffectual, misdirected, misguided adroit, deft, dexterous(also dextrous), facile able, accomplished, adept, capable, clever, competent, consummate, crackerjack, expert, masterful, masterly, polished, professional, proficient, skilled, skillful, talenteddiplomatic, easy, effortless, gracious, smooth, tactful difficult to use or operate especially because of size, weight, or designa clumsy contraption, but it got the job done awkward, bunglesome, clunky, cranky, cumbersome, cumbrous, ponderous, ungainly, unhandy, unwieldy uncontrollable, unmanageablebulky, dinosaurian, dinosauric, elephantine, heavy, hulking, massiveimpracticable, impractical handy functional, practicable, practical, serviceable, useful hastily or roughly constructeda clumsy mock-up of the real thing artless, crude, jerry-built, jerry-rigged, jury-rigged, rough, rough-and-ready, rough-and-tumble, rough-hewn, rude, unrefined defective, faulty, flawed, imperfectimprecise, inexactinartistic, undressed, unfinished, unpolished, unworkedamateur, amateurish, inexpert, unprofessional, unskilled, unskillfulprimitive, rudimentaryunshaped, unshapen refined faultless, finished, flawless, meticulous, perfect, perfected, polished, well-doneadept, adroit, dexterous(also dextrous), expert, masterful, masterly, neat, practiced(also practised), skillful, workmanlikeartful, artistic, sophisticatedexact, precise awkward, clumsy, maladroit, inept, gauche mean not marked by ease (as of performance, movement, or social conduct).awkward is widely applicable and may suggest unhandiness, inconvenience, lack of muscular control, embarrassment, or lack of tact.periods of awkward silence clumsy implies stiffness and heaviness and so may connote inflexibility, unwieldiness, or lack of ordinary skill.a clumsy mechanic maladroit suggests a tendency to create awkward situations.a maladroit politician inept often implies complete failure or inadequacy.a hopelessly inept defense attorney gauche implies the effects of shyness, inexperience, or ill breeding.felt gauche and unsophisticated at formal parties ca. 1598 |