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Definition of: clumsy
(klum′zē) adjective ·si·er, ·si·est
1. Lacking dexterity, ease, or grace; awkward.
2. Rudely constructed; ill-contrived, so as to be unwieldy; ungainly. See synonyms under AWKWARD. [ME clumsed, pp. of clumsen be numb (with cold) <Scand. Cf. dial. Sw. klumsen benumbed.]
—clum′si·ly adverb
—clum′si·ness noun
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