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US/ˈklʌm.zi/
UK/ˈklʌm.zi/
moving in an awkward way so that you drop or break things; also done without skill
In context
I'm so clumsy, I've already broken two glasses this week.
The waiter made a clumsy movement and spilled coffee on my shirt.
His apology was clumsy, but I knew he meant it.
Words that go with clumsy
adjective + noun
- clumsy attemptHe made a clumsy attempt to change the subject.
- clumsy mistakeA clumsy mistake in the code crashed the whole website.
- clumsy fingersMy clumsy fingers kept hitting the wrong keys.
adverb + adjective
- a bit clumsyI'm a bit clumsy in the kitchen.
adjective + preposition
- clumsy withHe's clumsy with chopsticks, so we gave him a fork.