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clumsier definition
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Overview of adj clumsy The adj clumsy has 4 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (4) gawky, clumsy, clunky, ungainly, unwieldy -- (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") 2. (1) awkward, clumsy, cumbersome, inapt, inept, ill-chosen -- (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?") 3. awkward, bunglesome, clumsy, ungainly -- (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") 4. bungling, clumsy, fumbling, incompetent -- (showing lack of skill or aptitude; "a bungling workman"; "did a clumsy job"; "his fumbling attempt to put up a shelf") Antonyms of adj clumsy 4 senses of clumsy Sense 1 gawky, clumsy, clunky, ungainly, unwieldy INDIRECT (VIA awkward) -> graceful Sense 2 awkward, clumsy, cumbersome, inapt, inept, ill-chosen INDIRECT (VIA infelicitous) -> felicitous Sense 3 awkward, bunglesome, clumsy, ungainly INDIRECT (VIA unwieldy) -> wieldy, manageable Sense 4 bungling, clumsy, fumbling, incompetent INDIRECT (VIA unskilled) -> skilled Similarity of adj clumsy 4 senses of clumsy Sense 1 gawky, clumsy, clunky, ungainly, unwieldy => awkward (vs. graceful) Sense 2 awkward, clumsy, cumbersome, inapt, inept, ill-chosen => infelicitous (vs. felicitous) Sense 3 awkward, bunglesome, clumsy, ungainly => unwieldy (vs. wieldy), unmanageable Sense 4 bungling, clumsy, fumbling, incompetent => unskilled (vs. skilled) Attributes of adj clumsy Familiarity of adj clumsy clumsy used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 4) Grep of adj clumsy clumsy Overview of adj clumsy The adj clumsy has 4 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (4) gawky, clumsy, clunky, ungainly, unwieldy -- (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") 2. (1) awkward, clumsy, cumbersome, inapt, inept, ill-chosen -- (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?") 3. awkward, bunglesome, clumsy, ungainly -- (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") 4. bungling, clumsy, fumbling, incompetent -- (showing lack of skill or aptitude; "a bungling workman"; "did a clumsy job"; "his fumbling attempt to put up a shelf")
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