CLUMSY, adjective s as z. [from clump, lump.] 1. Properly, short and thick, like a clump or lump. Hence, 2. Moving heavily, slowly or awkwardly; as clumsy fingers. 3. Awkward; ungainly; unhandy; artless; without readiness, dexterity or grace; as a clumsy man; a clumsy fellow. 4. Ill-made; badly constructed; as a clumsy garment; clumsy verse.
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