OXFORD 9000
📚 adj • entry_id 22994

clumsy

/ˈklʌmzi/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
bruto • desmañado • manazas • patoso • taba • torpe
Awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous.
He's very clumsy. I wouldn't trust him with carrying the dishes.
torpe
Not elegant or well-planned, lacking tact or subtlety.
It is a clumsy solution, but it might work for now.
What a clumsy joke
torpe
Awkward or inefficient in use or construction, difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape.
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