Clumsy definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary CLUMSY, a. s as z. [from clump, lump.] 1. Properly, short ... 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. WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) adj ...
... not dexterous; bungling; untoward. 2. Inelegant; unpolite; ungraceful in manners; clumsy; unnatural; bad. WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) adj 1: causing ... awkward with a needle to make her own clothes"; "his clumsy fingers produced an awkward knot" [ant: graceful] 3: difficult to ... an awkward bundle to carry"; "a load of bunglesome paraphernalia"; "clumsy wooden shoes"; "the cello, a rather ungainly instrument for a girl" [syn: awkward, bunglesome, clumsy, ungainly] 4: not elegant or graceful in expression; "an awkward prose style"; "a clumsy apology"; "his cumbersome writing style"; "if the rumor is true ... be more inept than to repeat it now?" [syn: awkward, clumsy, cumbersome, inapt, inept, ill-chosen] 5: hard to deal ...
... s 1828 Dictionary UNGA'INLY, a. Not expert or dextrous; clumsy; awkward; uncouth; as an ungainly strut in walking. [I believe ... 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" [syn: gawky, clumsy, clunky, ungainly, unwieldy] 2: difficult to handle or manage especially ... an awkward bundle to carry"; "a load of bunglesome paraphernalia"; "clumsy wooden shoes"; "the cello, a rather ungainly instrument for a girl" [syn: awkward, bunglesome, clumsy, ungainly] Merriam Webster's adjective Etymology: obsolete gain direct, from ... again Date: 1611 1. a. lacking in smoothness or dexterity ; clumsy < ungainly movements > b. hard to handle ; unwieldy < an ungainly ...
... definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary GAWK'Y, a. Foolish; awkward; clumsy; clownish. [In this sense it is retained in vulgar use ... 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" [syn: gawky, clumsy, clunky, ungainly, unwieldy] Merriam Webster's adjective (gawkier; -est) Date: 1759 awkward, clumsy < a gawky adolescent > • gawkily adverb • gawkiness noun • gawky noun Oxford ... Gawk"y, a. [Compar. Gawkier; superl. Gawkiest.] Foolish and awkward; clumsy; clownish; as, gawky behavior. -- n. A fellow who is awkward ... young person, as gawky, you mean they are awkward and clumsy. ...a gawky lad with spots. = gangling ADJ Soule's ...
... 1828 Dictionary BUNG'LING, ppr. Performing awkwardly. BUNG'LING, a. Clumsy; awkwardly done. WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) adj 1: showing ... lack of skill or aptitude; "a bungling workman"; "did a clumsy job"; "his fumbling attempt to put up a shelf" [syn: bungling, clumsy, fumbling, incompetent] 2: lacking physical movement skills, especially with the ... OSw. bunga. See Bang.] To act or work in a clumsy, awkward manner. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Bungling Bun"gling, a. Unskillful; awkward; clumsy; as, a bungling workman. --Swift. They make but bungling work ... see bungle Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms a. 1. Clumsy, awkward, unhandy, unskilful, maladroit, inapt. 2. Ill-done, botched. ...
... definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary LUB'BER, n. A heavy, clumsy fellow; a sturdy drone; a clown. And lingering lubbers lose ... Middle English lobre, lobur Date: 14th century 1. a big clumsy fellow 2. a clumsy seaman • lubberliness noun • lubberly adjective or adverb Oxford Reference Dictionary n. a big clumsy fellow; a lout. Phrases and idioms: lubber line Naut. a ... n. [Cf. dial. Sw. lubber. See Looby, Lob.] A heavy, clumsy, or awkward fellow; a sturdy drone; a clown. Lingering lubbers ... on land. Lubber grasshopper (Zo["o]l.), a large, stout, clumsy grasshopper; esp., Brachystola magna, from the Rocky Mountain plains, ...
... the part of a garment patched or mended in a clumsy manner; ill-finished work in mending. 3. That which resembles ... mend or patch with a needle or awl, in a clumsy manner, as a garment; to mend or repair awkwardly, as ... a part of a garment patched or mended in a clumsy manner. 3. Work done in a bungling manner; a clumsy performance; a piece of work, or a place in work ... 2. To repair; to mend; esp. to patch in a clumsy or imperfect manner, as a garment; -- sometimes with up. Sick ... blotch, blain, sore. 2. Failure, miscarriage, bad work, bad job, clumsy performance, bungling piece of work. II. v. a. 1. ...
... BUNG'LE, v.i. bung'gl. To perform in a clumsy, awkward manner; as, to bungle in making shoes. BUNG'LE ... with up. BUNG'LE, n. A botch; inaccuracy; gross blunder; clumsy performance. WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: an embarrassing ... OSw. bunga. See Bang.] To act or work in a clumsy, awkward manner. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Bungle Bun"gle, v ... Byron. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Bungle Bun"gle, n. A clumsy or awkward performance; a botch; a gross blunder. Those errors ... to do it properly, because you make mistakes or are clumsy. Two prisoners bungled an escape bid after running either side ... bonehead play, boner, boo-boo, botch, bugger, bull, bumble, butcher, clumsy performance, commit a gaffe, dash off, do anyhow, do ...
Clumsily definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary CLUMSILY, adv. [from clumsy.] In a clumsy manner; awkwardly; in an unhandy manner; without readiness, dexterity or ... grace. WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) adv 1: in a clumsy manner; "he snatched the bills clumsily" Merriam Webster's adverb see clumsy Webster's 1913 Dictionary Clumsily Clum"si*ly, adv. In a clumsy manner; awkwardly; as, to walk clumsily. Collin's Cobuild Dictionary see clumsy Moby Thesaurus airily, any old way, any which way, ...
... see awkward • maladroitly adverb • maladroitness noun Oxford Reference Dictionary adj. clumsy; bungling. Derivatives: maladroitly adv. maladroitness n. Etymology: F (as MAL ... See Malice, and Adroit.] Of a quality opposed to adroitness; clumsy; awkward; unskillful. -- Mal"a*droit`ly, adv. -- Mal`a*droit ... you describe someone as maladroit, you mean that they are clumsy or handle situations badly. (FORMAL) Some of his first interviews ... maladroit. ADJ Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms a. Awkward, clumsy, unskilful, unskilled, bungling, unhandy, inapt, inexpert. Moby Thesaurus all thumbs ... base, blunderheaded, blundering, boorish, brash, bumbling, bungling, butterfingered, careless, clownish, clumsy, clumsy-fisted, cumbersome, deficient, fingers all thumbs, fumbling, gauche, gawkish, ...
... elegant or graceful in expression; "an awkward prose style"; "a clumsy apology"; "his cumbersome writing style"; "if the rumor is true ... be more inept than to repeat it now?" [syn: awkward, clumsy, cumbersome, inapt, inept, ill-chosen] Merriam Webster's adjective Date ... very complicated and inefficient. ...an old and cumbersome computer system... = clumsy ADJ Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms a. 1. Burdensome, embarrassing, troublesome, vexatious, cumbrous. 2. Unwieldy, unmanageable, clumsy, awkward, inconvenient. Moby Thesaurus all thumbs, awkward, blunderheaded, blundering, boorish, bulky, bumbling, bungling, burdensome, butterfingered, careless, clownish, clumsy, clumsy-fisted, contrary, crosswise, cumbrous, elephantine, encumbering, fingers all thumbs, ...