clum´si|ness

clum´si|ness
clum|sy «KLUHM zee», adjective, -si|er, -si|est.
1. awkward in moving; not graceful or skillful: »

The clumsy boy bumped into all the furniture.

SYNONYM(S): ungraceful, ungainly. See syn. under awkward. (Cf. ↑awkward)
2. Figurative. awkwardly done; poorly contrived; tactless: »

My clumsy reply hurt her feelings.

3. not well-shaped or well-made: »

His rowboat was a clumsy affair made out of old boxes.

SYNONYM(S): unwieldy, inelegant.
╂[probably Middle English clumsen be numb with cold, perhaps < Scandinavian (compare Old Icelandic klumsa lock-jawed)]
–clum´si|ly, adverb.
–clum´si|ness, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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