clumsy : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: clumsy	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for clumsy
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
clumsy adj 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" Synonym(s): gawky, clumsy, clunky, ungainly, unwieldy 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?" Synonym(s): awkward, clumsy, cumbersome, inapt, inept, ill-chosen 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" Synonym(s): awkward, bunglesome, clumsy, ungainly showing lack of skill or aptitude; "a bungling workman"; "did a clumsy job"; "his fumbling attempt to put up a shelf" Synonym(s): bungling, clumsy, fumbling, incompetent
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.] 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. But thou in clumsy verse, unlicked, unpointed, Hast shamefully defied the Lord's anointed. --Dryden. Syn: See {Awkward}.