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clumsy
(encz) | clumsy,nemotorný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
clumsy
(encz) | clumsy,neobratný |
clumsy
(encz) | clumsy,neohrabaný Jaroslav Borovička |
clumsy
(encz) | clumsy,netaktní Zdeněk Brož |
Clumsy
(gcide) | Clumsy \Clum"sy\, a. [Compar. Clumsier; superl. Clumsiest.]
[OE. clumsed benumbed, fr. clumsen to be benumbed; cf. Icel.
klumsa lockjaw, dial. Sw. klummsen benumbed with cold. Cf.
1st Clam, and 1st Clamp.]
1. Stiff or benumbed, as with cold. [Obs.]
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2. Without skill or grace; wanting dexterity, nimbleness, or
readiness; stiff; awkward, as if benumbed; unwieldy;
unhandy; hence; ill-made, misshapen, or inappropriate; as,
a clumsy person; a clumsy workman; clumsy fingers; a
clumsy gesture; a clumsy excuse.
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But thou in clumsy verse, unlicked, unpointed,
Hast shamefully defied the Lord's anointed.
--Dryden.
Syn: See Awkward.
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clumsy
(wn) | clumsy
adj 1: lacking grace in movement or posture; "a gawky lad with
long ungainly legs"; "clumsy fingers"; "what an ungainly
creature a giraffe is"; "heaved his unwieldy figure out
of his chair" [syn: gawky, clumsy, clunky,
ungainly, unwieldy]
2: not elegant or graceful in expression; "an awkward prose
style"; "a clumsy apology"; "his cumbersome writing style";
"if the rumor is true, can anything be more inept than to
repeat it now?" [syn: awkward, clumsy, cumbersome,
inapt, inept, ill-chosen]
3: difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape;
"an awkward bundle to carry"; "a load of bunglesome
paraphernalia"; "clumsy wooden shoes"; "the cello, a rather
ungainly instrument for a girl" [syn: awkward,
bunglesome, clumsy, ungainly]
4: showing lack of skill or aptitude; "a bungling workman"; "did
a clumsy job"; "his fumbling attempt to put up a shelf" [syn:
bungling, clumsy, fumbling, incompetent] |
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clumsy person
(encz) | clumsy person, n: |
Clumsy
(gcide) | Clumsy \Clum"sy\, a. [Compar. Clumsier; superl. Clumsiest.]
[OE. clumsed benumbed, fr. clumsen to be benumbed; cf. Icel.
klumsa lockjaw, dial. Sw. klummsen benumbed with cold. Cf.
1st Clam, and 1st Clamp.]
1. Stiff or benumbed, as with cold. [Obs.]
[1913 Webster]
2. Without skill or grace; wanting dexterity, nimbleness, or
readiness; stiff; awkward, as if benumbed; unwieldy;
unhandy; hence; ill-made, misshapen, or inappropriate; as,
a clumsy person; a clumsy workman; clumsy fingers; a
clumsy gesture; a clumsy excuse.
[1913 Webster]
But thou in clumsy verse, unlicked, unpointed,
Hast shamefully defied the Lord's anointed.
--Dryden.
Syn: See Awkward.
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clumsy person
(wn) | clumsy person
n 1: a person with poor motor coordination |
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